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Chronic cortisol exposure promotes the development of a GABAergic phenotype in the primate hippocampus.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Nov 2004
McMillan Pamela J, Wilkinson Charles W, Greenup Lynne, Raskind Murray A, Peskind Elaine R, Leverenz James B
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Glucocorticoids regulate plasticity and survival of hippocampal neurons. Aberrant exposure to this steroid hormone can result in neurodegeneration, perhaps secondary to disruption of calcium homeostasis. Calbindin, a calcium-binding protein that buffers excess calcium, may protect against neurodegeneration resulting from overabundance of intracellular calcium. In this study, we examined whether chronic treatment...
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