Correlated memory defects and hippocampal dendritic spine loss after acute stress involve corticotro...
Correlated memory defects and hippocampal dendritic spine loss after acute stress involve corticotropin-releasing hormone signaling
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Stress affects the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for memory. In rodents, acute stress may reduce density of dendritic spines, the location of postsynaptic elements of excitatory synapses, and impair long-term potentiation and memory. Steroid stress hormones and neurotransmitters have been implicated in the underlying mechanisms, but the role...
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Correlated memory defects and hippocampal dendritic spine loss after acute stress involve corticotropin-releasing hormone signaling
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_20615973
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_20615973
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1003825107
