Prolonged corticosterone exposure induces dendritic spine remodeling and attrition in the rat medial prefrontal cortex

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 524, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 3729-3746

  Anderson, Rachel M ^a   Glanz, Ryan M ^a   Johnson, Shane B ^a   Miller, Mary M ^a   Romig Martin, Sara A ^a   Radley, Jason J ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

confocal laser scanning microscopy; glucocorticoids; HPA axis; NeuronStudio; prelimbic

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 84991278821     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.24027     Document Type: Article

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