CRE/CREB-driven up-regulation of gene expression by chronic social stress in CRE-luciferase transgenic mice: reversal by antidepressant treatment.

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that stress provokes neuropathological changes and may thus contribute to the precipitation of affective disorders such as depression. Likewise, the pharmacological therapy of depression requires chronic treatment and is thought to induce a positive neuronal adaptat...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Böer, Tahseen Alejel, Stephan Beimesche, Irmgard Cierny, Doris Krause, Willhart Knepel, Gabriele Flügge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1855984?pdf=render