Amphetamine-sensitized animals show a sensorimotor gating and neurochemical abnormality similar to that of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 103-114

  Tenn, Catherine C ^a   Fletcher, Paul J ^a,b   Kapur, Shitij ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Dopamine; Prepulse inhibition; Raclopride; Schizophrenia; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; RACLOPRIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIZATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0242627589     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(03)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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