Sex differences and the modulating effects of gonadal hormones on basal and the stressor-decreased newly proliferative cells and neuroblasts in dentate gyrus

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-37

  Tzeng, Wen Yu ^a   Chen, Li Hsien ^a   Cherng, Chianfang G ^b   Tsai, Yi Ni ^a   Yu, Lung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Companions; Dentate gyrus; Early neurogenesis; Estrous cycle; Mice; Sex difference; Social support

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

COMPANIONS; DENTATE GYRUS; EARLY NEUROGENESIS; ESTROUS CYCLE; MICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROSHOCK; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; ODORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895895346     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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