Testosterone regulation of sex steroid-related mRNAs and dopamine-related mRNAs in adolescent male rat substantia nigra

Testosterone regulation of sex steroid-related mRNAs and dopamine-related mRNAs in adolescent male rat substantia nigra

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased risk of schizophrenia in adolescent males indicates that a link between the development of dopamine-related psychopathology and testosterone-driven brain changes may exist. However, contradictions as to whether testosterone...

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Main Authors: Purves-Tyson Tertia D, Handelsman David J, Double Kay L, Owens Samantha J, Bustamante Sonia, Weickert Cynthia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Subjects:
Sex steroids
Midbrain
Estrogen receptor
Androgen receptor
Gene expression
Adolescence
Schizophrenia
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/13/95

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