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

Levant, Beth

Decreased brain docosahexaenoic acid content produces neurobiological effects associated with depression: Interactions with reproductive status in female rats. [electronic resource] - Psychoneuroendocrinology Oct 2008 - 1279-92 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

0306-4530

10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.06.012 doi


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