Hippocampal mossy fiber leu-enkephalin immunoreactivity in female rats is significantly altered following both acute and chronic stress

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-17

  Pierce, Joseph P ^a   Kelter, David T ^a   McEwen, Bruce S ^b   Waters, Elizabeth M ^b   Milner, Teresa A ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CA3 area; Electron microscopy; Estrogen; Female; Hippocampus; Leu enkephalin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL MOSSY FIBER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

CA3 AREA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESTROGEN; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEU-ENKEPHALIN;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897626596     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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