Early androgen treatment decreases cognitive function and catecholamine innervation in an animal model of ADHD

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 35-43

  King, Jean A ^a   Barkley, Russell A ^a   Delville, Yvon ^a   Ferris, Craig F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Catecholamines; Cognition; Development; H P A axis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN MAPPING; CATECHOLAMINES; COGNITION; CORTICOSTERONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORIENTATION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; TESTOSTERONE; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0033991521     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00113-8     Document Type: Article

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