Functional and structural remodeling of glutamate synapses in prefrontal and frontal cortex induced by behavioral stress

Increasing evidence has shown that the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders, including mood disorders, is associated with abnormal function and regulation of the glutamatergic system. Consistently, preclinical studies on stress-based animal models of pathology showed that glucocorticoids an...

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Main Authors: Laura eMusazzi, Giulia eTreccani, Maurizio ePopoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00060/full