Sex difference in performance in elevated plus maze and hippocampal GluR1 level

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether sex difference exists in the performance in each arm of elevated plus maze (EPM) and GluR1 level in the hippocampus of female and male Sprague-Dawley rats.

METHODS: Eleven male and 10 female SD rats were tested for 5 minutes in the EPM. These rats were decapitated 30 min after testing. The left and right hippocampus were dissected. Samples were stored at -80 degree for protein extracting. Western blot was used to detect the GluR1 levels in the hippocampus.

RESULTS: Female rats exhibited less anxiety-like behaviors than male rats in the EPM (P<0.05).Female rats had lower GluR1 levels in total and left hippocampus than those of male rats (P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: Sex difference exists between female and male rats in the EPM and hippocampal GluR1.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences - 36(2011), 8 vom: 12. Aug., Seite 750-3

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xiang, Xiaojun [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Kosten, Therese A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 1
Journal Article
Receptors, AMPA
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TFZ3H25BS1

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.10.2012

Date Revised 01.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2011.08.009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM211660817