Maternal Voluntary Exercise during Pregnancy Enhances the Spatial Learning Acquisition but not the Retention of Memory in Rat Pups via a TrkB-mediated Mechanism: The Role of Hippocampal BDNF Expression

Objective(s): The effect of maternal voluntary exercise on hippocampal BDNF level in rat offspring was studied. In addition, the possible role of hippocampal BDNF receptors in maternal exercise induced enhancement of learning in the rat pups was investigated.   Materials and Methods: Pregnant rats h...

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Main Authors: Maziar M Akhavan, Hossein Miladi-Gorji, Mitra Emami-Abarghoie, Manouchehr Safari, Bizhan Sadighi-Moghaddam, Abbas A. Vafaei, Ali Rashidy-Pour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/pdf_1663_8bc4186c1bb1a3b900d6b682683b365b.html