Imbalance in the ratio between mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors and neurodegeneration in the dentate gyrus of aged dogs
Background and Aim: Cortisol binds to mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) found in the hippocampus. The balanced expression of these receptors is essential to neuronal survival as MR and GR activations have antiapoptotic and proapoptotic effects, respectively. Given the...
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Veterinary World
2022-11-01
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Series: | Veterinary World |
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Online Access: | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.15/November-2022/5.pdf |