Sex dependent influences of dexamethasone exposure in utero and stress and stress hormones in adulthood on a rat model of Parkinson's disease

Stress is increasingly identified as a risk factor for brain disease, but the underlying processes are unkown. This thesis examines the influence of raised levels of the glucocorticoid (GC) stress hormone at different stages of life (during late gestation and/or in adulthood) on pathways known to be...

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Main Author: Allen, Rachel
Other Authors: Gillies, Glenda ; Dexter, David
Published: Imperial College London 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.519246

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