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Deletion of running-induced hippocampal neurogenesis by irradiation prevents development of an anxious phenotype in mice.
PloS one - 16 Sept 2010
Fuss Johannes, Ben Abdallah Nada M B, Hensley Frank W, Weber Klaus-Josef, Hellweg Rainer, Gass Peter
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence postulates a role of hippocampal neurogenesis in anxiety behavior. Here we report that elevated levels of neurogenesis elicit increased anxiety in rodents. Mice performing voluntary wheel running displayed both highly elevated levels of neurogenesis and increased anxiety in three different anxiety-like paradigms: the open field, elevated O-maze, and dark-light box. Reducing neurogenesis by...
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