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Exercise did not change the
November 18, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 6 days ago
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Exercise did not change the basal level of serum corticosterone in middle-aged mice. This suggests that the reduction of neurogenesis during aging is not due to the drop in corticosterone levels.
The article says prior to this that "Elevation of corticosterone has been associated with a drop in the production of new stem cells in the hippocampus," so should the last sentence read, 'This suggests that the increase in neurogenesis found in exercising middle-aged mice is not due to a drop in corticosterone levels'?