Stress-induced anhedonia is associated with hypertrophy of medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens

Translational Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bessa, J M ^a   Morais, M ^a   Marques, F ^a   Pinto, L ^a   Palha, J A ^a   Almeida, O F X ^b   Sousa, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Antidepressants; Depression; Neuroplasticity; Remodeling; Stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROTROPHIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RAT; STRESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WISTAR RAT; DRUG EFFECT;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FLUOXETINE; HYPERTROPHY; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879969155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/tp.2013.39     Document Type: Article

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