Summary of high field diffusion MRI and microscopy data demonstrate microstructural aberration in chronic mild stress rat brain.
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SUBMITTER: Khan AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4961219 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
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Summary of high field diffusion MRI and microscopy data demonstrate microstructural aberration in chronic mild stress rat brain.
Khan Ahmad Raza AR Chuhutin Andrey A Wiborg Ove O Kroenke Christopher D CD Nyengaard Jens R JR Hansen Brian B Jespersen Sune Nørhøj SN
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This data article describes a large, high resolution diffusion MRI data set from fixed rat brain acquired at high field strength. The rat brain samples consist of 21 adult rat brain hemispheres from animals exposed to chronic mild stress (anhedonic and resilient) and controls. Histology from amygdala of the same brain hemispheres is also included with three different stains: DiI and Hoechst stained microscopic images (confocal microscopy) and ALDH1L1 antibody based immunohistochemistry. These st ...[more]
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