Journal: Brain Sciences
Article Title: Neonatal Handling Positively Modulates Anxiety, Sensorimotor Gating, Working Memory, and Cortico-Hippocampal Neuroplastic Adaptations in Two Genetically Selected Rat Strains Differing in Emotional and Cognitive Traits
doi: 10.3390/brainsci15080776
Figure Lengend Snippet: Western blot analysis of the BDNF ( A , B ), trkB ( C , D ), and the PSA-NCAM ( E , F ), in the prefrontal (prelimbic/infralimbic) cortex of the RHA and the RLA rats, either untreated controls (CTRL) or treated with neonatal handling (NH). The values represent the densitometric analysis of the BDNF/GAPDH ( B ), trkB/GAPDH ( D ), and the PSA-NCAM/GAPDH ( F ) band grey optical density (O.D.) ratios. The bars denote the mean ± S.E.M. of 9–10 rats, in each experimental group. ***: p < 0.001 (post hoc Duncan’s multiple range test).
Article Snippet: Molecular weight (mw) standards (Precision Plus Protein Western C Standards, Cat# 161–0376, Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) and recombinant human BDNF protein (rhBDNF) (Cat# B-257, Alomone Labs, Jerusalem, Israel) were run in parallel.
Techniques: Western Blot