Neurogenesis
The molecule that can be used to replace thymidine in proliferation assays
What is BrdU?
What is EdU?
The age range that is typically affected in major depressive disorder
What is 15-44?
Known as reactive microglia
What is M1?
The full form for the abbreviation PUFA
What is poly-unsaturated fatty acid?
A growth factor found initially by Professor Rita Levi-Montalcini
What is NGF?
What is the SGZ?
What is the Subgranular Zone?
A behavioural test used in mice to assess anhedonia
What is SPT?
What is the sucrose preference test?
Known as protective or anti-inflammatory microglia
What is M1?
The precursor fatty acid that modulates pro-inflammatory pathways
What are eicosanoids?
The type of DNA region that is lost in the short allele of the 5-HT transporter
What is the VNTR?
What is the variable nucleotide tandem repeat?
The length of time required for neurogenesis to be completed
What is 2-4 weeks?
PET scan get be used to detect increases in this mitochondrial protein in some depressed individuals
What is TSPO?
What is Translocator Protein?
A CD class marker for microglia
What is CD11b?
The short form for the enzyme Omega-3 fatty acid desaturase found in roundworms
What is FAT-1?
The molecule hypothesized to be abundant in resilient individuals
What is deltaFOSB?
The protein marker used to detect migrating neurons in the brain?
What is DCX?
What is Doublecortin?
What would you expect to happen to dopamine levels after injection of glucocorticoids?
What is decrease?
A substance, derived from bacterial cell walls that activate microglia when injected.
What is LPS?
What is lipopolysaccharide?
What is EPA or DHA?
What is eicosapentaenoic acid or docosahexaenoic acid?
A phosphatase hypothesized to be up-regulated in suicidal individuals
What is MKP-1?
The growth factor that enhances proliferation of neuronal stem cells
What is VEGF?
What is Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor?
The structure in the brain that increases in both size and activity in some depressed individuals
What is the amygdala?
Something you say when asked if you like midterms or a substance released by M1 microglia
What is NO?
Found in flax seeds, soybean and walnuts
What is ALA?
What is alpha-linolenic acid?
What is PI3kinase/AKT?