Effects of ADHD therapeutic agents, methylphenidate and atomoxetine, on hippocampal neurogenesis in the adolescent mouse dentate gyrus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 524, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-88

  Lee, Tae Hun ^a   Lee, Choong Hyun ^b   Kim, In Hye ^c   Yan, Bing Chun ^c   Park, Joon Ha ^c   Kwon, Seung Hae ^d   Park, Ok Kyu ^d   Ahn, Ji Hyeon ^e   Cho, Jun Hwi ^c   Won, Moo Ho ^c   Kim, Sung Koo ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^e Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder therapeutic agents; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cell proliferation; Neuroblast differentiation

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BROXURIDINE; DOUBLECORTIN; IMMUNOREACTIVE INSULIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PROPYLAMINES;

EID: 84865174661     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.07.029     Document Type: Article

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