Postnatal repeated maternal deprivation produces age-dependent changes of brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in selected rat brain regions
Biological PsychiatryPublished 24 February 2004
Mila Roceri, Francesca Cirulli, Cassandra Pessina, Paolo Peretto, Giorgio Racagni, Marco Andrea Riva
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The data suggest that postnatal repeated maternal deprivation produces a significant reduction of BDNF expression within prefrontal cortex and striatum, which may render these structures less plastic and more vulnerable under challenging conditions.
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Our data suggest that MD produces a significant reduction of BDNF expression within prefrontal cortex and striatum, which may render these structures less plastic and more vulnerable under challenging conditions.
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