Endocrine Abstracts

Hypobaric hypoxia, an environmental condition arising due to the reduced partial pressure of oxygen on ascent to high altitude, is known to cause memory impairment. The mechanism underlying the cognitive dysfunction has been attributed to oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity and Ca2+ mediated death cascade. Though the role of corticosterone in higher order brain function including cognition has been well documented in restrained stress, social stress and other...