Intracerebroventricular oxytocin administration in rats enhances object recognition and increases expression of neurotrophins, microtubule-associated protein 2, and synapsin I

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 893-901

  Havranek, Tomas ^a   Zatkova, Martina ^a   Lestanova, Zuzana ^a   Bacova, Zuzana ^a,b   Mravec, Boris ^a,c   Hodosy, Julius ^c   Strbak, Vladimir ^a,b   Bakos, Jan ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; MAP2; Nestin; Neurotrophic factors; Oxytocin; Synapsin I

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NESTIN; NEUROTROPHIN; OXYTOCIN; SYNAPSIN I; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; SYNAPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NOVEL OBJECT RECOGNITION TEST; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPEN FIELD TEST; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SYNAPSINS;

EID: 84927571995     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23559     Document Type: Article

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