Prenatal chronic mild stress induces depression-like behavior and sex-specific changes in regional glutamate receptor expression patterns in adult rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 301, Issue , 2015, Pages 363-374

  Wang, Y ^a   Ma, Y ^b   Hu, J ^c   Cheng, W ^b   Jiang, H ^a   Zhang, X ^b   Li, M ^d   Ren, J ^e   Li, X ^a  

^a First Hospital of China Medical University   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Liaoning Finance Vocational College   (China)

^d Hebei Institute of Foreign Languages   (China)

^e Center for Mental Health Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Depression; Glutamate receptors; Prenatal stress; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 2; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 3; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; DLGH4 PROTEIN, RAT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED SWIM TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWIMMING; TONIC IMMOBILITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 84936765659     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.06.008     Document Type: Article

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