Figure 2. ERβ disruption downregulates BDNF and TrkB in female rat hippocampus.

BDNF and TrkB regulation by ERβ was further examined in the hippocampus of a-b) 6-month-old and c-d) 10-month-old ERβ mutant female rats. ERβ mutant rats with deletions of exon 3 or exon 4 leads to a significant reduction in the expression levels of BDNF and TrkB in rat hippocampus. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation, n=5. *p<0.05, **p<0.01.