Anya G. Bernhard

Long-Term Oral Tamoxifen Administration Decreases Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Hippocampus of Female Long-Evans Rats

This study shows that long-term oral tamoxifen reduces BDNF in the hippocampus of female rats, suggesting a potential mechanism for cognitive side effects in patients.

Postpartum estrogen withdrawal induces deficits in affective behaviors and increases ΔFosB in D1 and D2 neurons in the nucleus accumbens core in mice

This study shows that postpartum estrogen withdrawal in mice increases anxiety-like behavior and ΔFosB expression in nucleus accumbens D1 and D2 neurons.