BDNF deficiency and young-adult methamphetamine induce sex-specific effects on prepulse inhibition regulation

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, yet its role in the development of specific symptoms is unclear. Methamphetamine (METH) users have an increased risk of psychosis and schizophrenia, and METH-treated animals have been used extensive...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth E Manning, Maarten eVan Den Buuse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00092/full