Research Article

Modulation of Hippocampal Antioxidant Defense System in Chronically Stressed Rats by Lithium

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Effects of lithium on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) (a) and dopamine transporter (DAT) (b) protein levels in the hippocampus of animals exposed to CRS. The values are of 10 rats. Statistical significance: , animals exposed to CRS+Li vs. CRS animals (-test); CRS animals vs. Control animals (-test). The result was expressed in arbitrary units normalized in relation to β-actin.
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