Chronic corticosterone exposure reduces hippocampal glycogen level and induces depression-like behavior in mice

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 62-69

  Zhang, Hui yu ^a,b   Zhao, Yu nan ^a   Wang, Zhong li ^a   Huang, Yu fang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Depression; Glycogen; Hippocampus; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN L;

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL;

MUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 84920860603     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1400166     Document Type: Article

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