Decreased brain docosahexaenoic acid content produces neurobiological effects associated with depression: Interactions with reproductive status in female rats.

Levant, Beth; Ozias, Marlies K; Davis, Paul F; Winter, Michelle; Russell, Kristin L; Carlson, Susan E; Reed, Gregory A; McCarson, Kenneth E

Levant, Beth; Ozias, Marlies K; Davis, Paul F; Winter, Michelle; Russell, Kristin L; Carlson, Susan E; Reed, Gregory A; McCarson, Kenneth E.

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Levant B; Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. blevant@kumc.edu

Psychoneuroendocrinology ; 33(9): 1279-92, 2008 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18707812

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Brain/metabolism; Corticosterone/metabolism; Depression/metabolism; Docosahexaenoic Acids/metabolism; Stress, Psychological/metabolism; Adaptation, Physiological; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Brain Chemistry; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism; Depression, Postpartum/metabolism; Female; Frontal Lobe/metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology; Hippocampus/metabolism; Male; Phospholipids/analysis; Phospholipids/metabolism; RNA/analysis; Rats; Rats, Long-Evans; Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism; Reproduction/physiology; Serotonin/metabolism; alpha-Linolenic Acid/deficiency

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress, Psychological / Brain / Corticosterone / Docosahexaenoic Acids / Depression Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Year: 2008 Type: Article

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