Open AccessApoptosis in subicular neurons: A comparison between suicide and Addison′s disease
Author(s) -
K. Printha,
S. R. Hulathduwa,
K. Samarasinghe,
Yousin Suh,
K. R. D. De Silva
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.58293
Subject(s) - subiculum , hippocampus , hippocampal formation , neuroscience , apoptosis , medicine , psychology , biology , dentate gyrus , biochemistry
Stress and depression shows possible links to neuronal death in hippocampus. Subiculum plays a prominent role in limbic stress integration and direct effect of corticosteroids on subicular neurons needs to be defined to assess its subsequent impact on hippocampal plasticity.