Neurogenesis
Depression
Microglia and Molecules
Fatty Acids
Molecules and Me
100

The molecule that can be used to replace thymidine in proliferation assays

What is BrdU?

What is EdU?

100

The age range that is typically affected in major depressive disorder

What is 15-44?

100

Known as reactive microglia

What is M1?

100

The full form for the abbreviation PUFA

What is poly-unsaturated fatty acid?

100

A growth factor found initially by Professor Rita Levi-Montalcini

What is NGF?

200
The area within the dentate gyrus where neurogenesis occurs

What is the SGZ?

What is the Subgranular Zone?

200

A behavioural test used in mice to assess anhedonia

What is SPT?

What is the sucrose preference test?

200

Known as protective or anti-inflammatory microglia

What is M1?

200

The precursor fatty acid that modulates pro-inflammatory pathways

What are eicosanoids?

200

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?

300

The length of time required for neurogenesis to be completed

What is 2-4 weeks?

300

PET scan get be used to detect increases in this mitochondrial protein in some depressed individuals

What is TSPO?

What is Translocator Protein?

300

A CD class marker for microglia

What is CD11b?

300

The short form for the enzyme Omega-3 fatty acid desaturase found in roundworms

What is FAT-1?

300

The molecule hypothesized to be abundant in resilient individuals

What is deltaFOSB?

400

The protein marker used to detect migrating neurons in the brain?

What is DCX?

What is Doublecortin?

400

What would you expect to happen to dopamine levels after injection of glucocorticoids?

What is decrease?

400

A substance, derived from bacterial cell walls that activate microglia when injected.

What is LPS?

What is lipopolysaccharide?

400
Found in fatty fish such as salmon

What is EPA or DHA?

What is eicosapentaenoic acid or docosahexaenoic acid?

400

A phosphatase hypothesized to be up-regulated in suicidal individuals

What is MKP-1?

500

The growth factor that enhances proliferation of neuronal stem cells

What is VEGF?

What is Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor?

500

The structure in the brain that increases in both size and activity in some depressed individuals

What is the amygdala?

500

Something you say when asked if you like midterms or a substance released by M1 microglia

What is NO?

500

Found in flax seeds, soybean and walnuts

What is ALA?

What is alpha-linolenic acid?

500
The anti-apoptotic pathway stimulated by neurotrophic factors within neurons

What is PI3kinase/AKT?