Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "BDNF"
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Bio-behavioral characterisation of a selective α2C-receptor antagonist in animal models of schizophrenia and depression
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Purpose: Schizophrenia and depression are neuropsychiatric disorders characterised by affective and cognitive dysfunction and are associated with altered monoaminergic and neurotrophic function. Social isolation rearing ... -
Cardiac stress and cardiovascular risk markers : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Motivation - Pathological cardiac remodelling is a manifestation of end-organ damage and can be characterised by myocyte death and myocyte hypertrophy. An increased hemodynamic burden may follow the cardiac remodelling ...