Levothyroxin replacement therapy restores hypothyroidism induced impairment of L-LTP induction: Critical role of CREB

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-37

  Alzoubi, K H ^a   Alkadhi, K A ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

CA1 area; ERK1 2; LTP; Rat; Thyroidectomy; Thyroxin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE IV; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LATE PHASE LONG TERM POTENTIATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MULTIPLE HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CA1 AREA; ERK1/2; LTP; RAT; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROXIN;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROXINE;

EID: 84888806862     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.10.011     Document Type: Article

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