European Neuropsychopharmacology
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 839-847 , December 2010

Chronic all-trans retinoic acid administration induced hyperactivity of HPA axis and behavioral changes in young rats

  • Li Cai

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230027, Anhui, PR China
    • Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui, PR China
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  • Xue-Bo Yan

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230027, Anhui, PR China
    • ,
  • Xiao-Ning Chen

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230027, Anhui, PR China
    • ,
  • Qing-Yuan Meng

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230027, Anhui, PR China
    • ,
  • Jiang-Ning Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230027, Anhui, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 551 3607658; fax: +86 551 3600408.

Received 15 December 2009 ,Revised 14 June 2010 ,Accepted 24 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.06.019

European Neuropsychopharmacology
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 839-847 , December 2010

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