Prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle in aromatase knock-out mice: Effects of age and gender

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-102

  Van den Buuse, M ^a,b   Simpson, E R ^c   Jones, M E E ^c  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Aromatase; Dopamine; Estrogen; Gender differences; Locomotor activity; Prepulse inhibition

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; AROMATASE; DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HABITUATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERACTIVITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGING; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL INHIBITION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STARTLE REACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038513419     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2003.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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