Estradiol increases dendritic length and spine density in CA1 neurons of the hippocampus of spontaneously hypertensive rats: A Golgi impregnation study

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-164

  Brocca, María Elvira ^a   Pietranera, Luciana ^a,b   Beauquis, Juan ^b   De Nicola, Alejandro F ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Estradiol; Hippocampus; Neuroprotection; Spines; Spontaneously hypertensive rats

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC LENGTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; GOLGI IMPREGNATION TECHNIQUE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINE DENSITY; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; TESTIS ATROPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; UPREGULATION; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

DENDRITES; ESTRADIOL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROPROTECTION; SPINES; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; DENDRITES; DENDRITIC SPINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; SILVER STAINING; TESTIS;

EID: 84878871478     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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