Olfactory bulbectomy in mice leads to increased BDNF levels and decreased serotonin turnover in depression-related brain areas

The olfactory bulbectomy in rodents has been proposed as an animal model for depression. According to the neurotrophin and monoamine hypotheses of depression, the present study examined neurotrophin and monoamine (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine) levels in several depression-related brain region...

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Main Authors: Rainer Hellweg, Maha Zueger, Katharina Fink, Heide Hörtnagl, Peter Gass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999610600194X