Transcriptional effects of glucocorticoid receptors in the dentate gyrus increase anxiety-related behaviors.

The Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR) is a transcription factor ubiquitously expressed in the brain. Activation of brain GRs by high levels of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones modifies a large variety of physiological and pathological-related behaviors. Unfortunately the specific cellular targets of GR-media...

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Main Authors: Nadège Sarrazin, Francesco Di Blasi, Valérie Roullot-Lacarrière, Françoise Rougé-Pont, Anne Le Roux, Pierre Costet, Jean-Michel Revest, Pier Vincenzo Piazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2765620?pdf=render