Environmental enrichment attenuates astrocyte reactivity and glutamate dysregulation in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Ramisa Nower Chowdhury; Prarthana Kalerammana Gopalakrishna; Narendra Pamidi; Barani Karikalan; Warren Thomas; Che Mohd Nasril Che Mohd Nassir; Zaw Myo Hein; Thirupathirao Vishnumukkala

doi:10.1016/j.tria.2026.100476

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Environmental enrichment attenuates astrocyte reactivity and glutamate dysregulation in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Ramisa Nower Chowdhury Prarthana Kalerammana Gopalakrishna Narendra Pamidi Barani Karikalan Warren Thomas Che Mohd Nasril Che Mohd Nassir

Zaw Myo Hein

Thirupathirao Vishnumukkala

Translational Research in Anatomy Vol. 43 pp. 100476 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2026
Vol/Issue: 43
Pages: 100476
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Authors

R

Ramisa Nower Chowdhury

P

Prarthana Kalerammana Gopalakrishna

Che Mohd Nasril Che Mohd Nassir

Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

Z

Zaw Myo Hein

T

Thirupathirao Vishnumukkala

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IMU University Award: BMS I-2023

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Ramisa Nower Chowdhury, Prarthana Kalerammana Gopalakrishna, Narendra Pamidi, et al. (2026). Environmental enrichment attenuates astrocyte reactivity and glutamate dysregulation in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Translational Research in Anatomy, 43, 100476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tria.2026.100476

Environmental enrichment attenuates astrocyte reactivity and glutamate dysregulation in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

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