Bdnf deletion or TrkB impairment in amygdala inhibits both appetitive and aversive learning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2444-2450

  Heldt, Scott A ^a   Zimmermann, Kelsey ^b   Parker, Kathryn ^b   Gaval, Meriem ^b   Ressler, Kerry J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; BDNF; Learning; TrkB

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALA; BDNF; LEARNING; TRKB;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; APPETITE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; RECEPTOR, TRKB; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84893639126     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4085-12.2014     Document Type: Article

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