Divergent Effects of Prolonged Progesterone Exposure on Depressive-Like Symptoms and the Expression of Myelin Basic Protein in the Corpus Callosum of Adolescent Female Rats

Authors

Caroline R. Wensel, The College of WoosterFollow

Advisor

Doyle, Karen

Department

Neuroscience

Recommended Citation

Wensel, Caroline R., "Divergent Effects of Prolonged Progesterone Exposure on Depressive-Like Symptoms and the Expression of Myelin Basic Protein in the Corpus Callosum of Adolescent Female Rats" (2014). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 5948.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/5948

Disciplines

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Mental Disorders | Psychiatric and Mental Health

Keywords

depression, major depressive disorder/ MDD, forced swim test/ FST, behavioral despair, white matter, myelin, myelin basic protein/ MBP, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay/ ELISA, corpus callosum, menstrual cycle, ovarian hormones, progesterone/ P4, female rats

Publication Date

2014

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis