The effects of intra-hippocampal microinfusion of d-cycloserine on fear extinction, and the expression of NMDA receptor subunit NR2B and neurogenesis in the hippocampus in rats

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 257-264

  Ren, Jintao ^a   Li, Xiaobai ^a   Zhang, Xinxin ^a   Li, Min ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Ma, Yuchao ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DCS; Extinction; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; NR2B; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR SUBUNIT N2RB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEAR; FEAR EXTINCTION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECOGNITION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL COUNT; CYCLOSERINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEUROGENESIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876344768     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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