Sex-dependent and independent effects of long-term voluntary wheel running on Bdnf mRNA and protein expression

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 156, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-15

  Venezia, Andrew C ^a,b   Guth, Lisa M ^a   Sapp, Ryan M ^a   Spangenburg, Espen E ^a   Roth, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Exercise; Hippocampus; Physical activity; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL; VOLUNTARY WHEEL RUNNING; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84953923532     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.12.026     Document Type: Article

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