Effects of chronic oestradiol, progesterone and medroxyprogesterone acetate on hippocampal neurogenesis and adrenal mass in adult female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 386-399

  Chan, M ^a   Chow, C ^a   Hamson, D K ^a   Lieblich, S E ^a   Galea, L A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol corticosterone; Female; Glucocorticoids; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; Oestrogens; Progestogens

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG VEHICLE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; SESAME SEED OIL; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUN PROTEIN, RAT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL MASS; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; DENTATE GYRUS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGENESIS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84901444737     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12159     Document Type: Article

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