Nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide alterations in chronically stressed rats: A model for nitric oxide in major depressive disorder

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-140

  Gao, Shang Feng ^a,b   Lu, Yun Rong ^a   Shi, Li Gen ^a   Wu, Xue Yan ^a   Sun, Bo ^a   Fu, Xin Yan ^a   Luo, Jian Hong ^a   Bao, Ai Min ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic unpredictable stress; Major depressive disorder; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase 1; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHRONIC STRESS; CHRONIC UNPREDICTABLE STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84903730264     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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