Essays about: "Forced swim test"

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  1. 1. Effect of voluntary exercise on BDNF/TrkB gene expression and alcohol intake.

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Josefine Jonsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Alcohol addiction; BDNF; C57BL 6 mice; Forced swim test; Gene expression; Neurotrophins; TrkB; Voluntary wheel exercise;

    Abstract : Voluntary wheel running is rewarding and believed to activate the same brain reward system as in alcohol and drug addiction. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a well-known growth factor widely expressed in the brain, is modulated by both voluntary exercise and alcohol consumption. READ MORE