Electroconvulsive therapy attenuates dendritic arborization in the basolateral amygdala

Journal of ECT

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 156-157

  Khaleel, Nagarchi ^a   Roopa, Ravindranath ^a   Smitha, Jangama S M ^a   Andrade, Chittaranjan ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Depression; Electroconvulsive shocks; Electroconvulsive therapy; Neuroplasticity; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; DENDRITIC CELL; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEAR; MENTAL STRESS; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; DENDRITES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84883538309     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318282a6b1     Document Type: Article

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