Ghrelin-induced hippocampal neurogenesis and enhancement of cognitive function are mediated independently of GH/IGF-1 axis: Lessons from the spontaneous dwarf rats

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1065-1075

  Li, Endan ^a   Kim, Yumi ^a   Kim, Sehee ^a   Park, Seungjoon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GH; Ghrelin; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; Spontaneous dwarf rats

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CYCLINE; DOUBLECORTIN; GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LABELING; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DWARFISM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH HORMONE GENE; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECOGNITION; STEM CELL;

ACYLATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITION; DENTATE GYRUS; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84884938426     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ13-0045     Document Type: Article

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