Acute oral administration of low doses of methylphenidate targets calretinin neurons in the rat septal area.

Acute oral administration of low doses of methylphenidate targets calretinin neurons in the rat septal area.

Methylphenidate (MPD) is a commonly administered drug to treat children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Alterations in septal driven hippocampal theta rhythm may underlie attention deficits observed in these patients. Amongst others, the septo-hippocampal connections...

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Main Authors: Alvaro eGarcía-Aviles, Hector eAlbert-Gasco, Isabel eArnal-Vicente, Ebtissam eElhajj, Julio eSanjuan, Ana M Sanchez-Perez, Francisco E Olucha-Bordenau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
Catecholamines
Methylphenidate
Theta Rhythm
septum
calcium binding proteins
attention deficity hyperactivity disorder
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2015.00033/full

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