Sex differences and hormonal influences in human sensorimotor gating: Implications for schizophrenia

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 141-154

  Kumari, Veena ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hormones; Prepulse facilitation; Prepulse inhibition; Progesterone; Schizophrenia; Sex; Startle response

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; APOMORPHINE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; HORMONE;

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOL O METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY GATING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STARTLE REFLEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; SENSORY GATING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 80053323694     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2010_117     Document Type: Review

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