Expression Profiling of a Genetic Animal Model of Depression
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SUBMITTER: Adam Taylor
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-20388 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Expression profiling of a genetic animal model of depression reveals novel molecular pathways underlying depressive-like behaviours.
Blaveri Ekaterini E Kelly Fiona F Mallei Alessandra A Harris Kriss K Taylor Adam A Reid Juliet J Razzoli Maria M Carboni Lucia L Piubelli Chiara C Musazzi Laura L Racagni Girogio G Mathé Aleksander A Popoli Maurizio M Domenici Enrico E Bates Stewart S
PloS one 20100907 9
<h4>Background</h4>The Flinders model is a validated genetic rat model of depression that exhibits a number of behavioural, neurochemical and pharmacological features consistent with those observed in human depression.<h4>Principal findings</h4>In this study we have used genome-wide microarray expression profiling of the hippocampus and prefrontal/frontal cortex of Flinders Depression Sensitive (FSL) and control Flinders Depression Resistant (FRL) lines to understand molecular basis for the diff ...[more]
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