Sex Differences in the Effects of Acute and Chronic Stress and Recovery after Long-Term Stress on Stress-Related Brain Regions of Rats

Studies show that sex plays a role in stress-related depression, with women experiencing a higher vulnerability to its effect. Two major targets of antidepressants are brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element–binding protein (CREB). The aim of this...

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Main Authors: Lin, Yanhua, Ter Horst, Gert J., Wichmann, Romy, Bakker, Petra, Liu, Aihua, Li, Xuejun, Westenbroek, Christel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722422/