The potential of physical exercise to decrease body weight, alleviate depression, combat
aging and enhance cognition has been well-supported by research studies. However …

The effect of chronic daily orogastric gavage with water (5 mL/kg) on behavior and
physiology was evaluated in male Sprague–Dawley rats. Treatment groups included …

The hippocampus has two functionally distinct subregions–the dorsal portion, primarily
associated with spatial navigation, and the ventral portion, primarily associated with anxiety …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging, as a non-invasive technique, offers unique
opportunities to assess brain function and connectivity under a broad range of applications …

Accurate measurement of circulating glucocorticoid concentrations in rodents is often
hampered by the stress-related activation of the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal axis during …

Exercise intensity is known to affect neuroplasticity. Although corticosterone and lactate
levels have been linked to neuroplasticity, the effect of different endurance exercise intensity …

Simple Summary Blood sampling from laboratory animals is a routine procedure in
biomedical research, and husbandry is known to affect the quality of animal models. The …

Minimization and alleviation of stress are generally viewed as desirable aspects of
laboratory animal management and use. However, achieving that goal requires an …

The objective of the present study was to determine whether chronic unpredictable stress
(CUS) would induce hippocampal neuroplasticity in a region‐specific manner. Recent …

Non-invasive measurements of glucocorticoid (GC) concentrations, including cortisol and
corticosterone, serve as reliable indicators of adrenocortical activities and physiological …