Stress-Induced Increases in the Levels of Caspases in the Prefrontal Cortex in a Rat Model of PTSD

• Published in: Нейрофизиология
• Date: 2016
• Main Authors: Zhang, J.H., Li, M., Han, F., Yu X. Shi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізіології ім. О.О. Богомольця НАН України 2016
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/148322
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Stress-Induced Increases in the Levels of Caspases in the Prefrontal Cortex in a Rat Model of PTSD / J.H. Zhang, M. Li, F. Han, Yu.X. Shi // Нейрофизиология. — 2016. — Т. 48, № 1. — С. 14-19. — Бібліогр.: 23 назв. — англ.

We investigated the levels of expression of caspase-3 and 9 in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of rats subjected to single prolonged stress (SPS), trying to provide a novel insight into the mechanism of how this cortical region is related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fifty male W...