Impaired auditory sensorimotor gating: An animal model of schizophrenia

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 2031-2037

  Li, Liang ^a,b   Shao, Feng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cortex; Inferior colliculus; Neurotransmission; Pontine; Prepulse inhibition; Schizophrenia; Sensorimotor gating; Social isolation; Stress; Striatum; Ventral pallidum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747345559     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wc0209     Document Type: Review

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