Format:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 400p. 25 illus., 4 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642200069
Series Statement:
Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 8
Content:
Jayashri Kulkarni
Content:
Sex matters! Are there differences between the sexes when it comes to brain function and the behaviours that result? This volume attempts to answer this fundamental question. If the answer is 'yes' then this should impact upon our approach to treating mental illness in humans, and to modelling it in animals, as we look for aetiological and pharmacological solutions
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Psychopharmacology; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Introduction to the Interaction Between Gonadal Steroids and the Central Nervous System; Differences in Sexual Behaviour in Male and Female Rodents: Role of Serotonin; Female Rats Are Smarter than Males: Influence of Test, Oestrogen Receptor Subtypes and Glutamate; Sex Differences in the Septo-Hippocampal Cholinergic System in Rats: Behavioral Consequences; Females Are More Vulnerable to Drug Abuse than Males: Evidence from Preclinical Studies and the Role of Ovarian Hormones
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Sex Differences in Response to Stress and Expression of Depressive-Like Behaviours in the RatImportance of the COMT Gene for Sex Differences in Brain Function and Predisposition to Psychiatric Disorders; Sex Differences and Hormonal Influences in Human Sensorimotor Gating: Implications for Schizophrenia; Estrogens and Gonadal Function in Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses; Oestradiol and Psychosis: Clinical Findings and Biological Mechanisms
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Sex Differences Precipitating Anorexia Nervosa in Females: The Estrogen Paradox and a Novel Framework for Targeting Sex-Specific Neurocircuits and BehaviorGender Differences in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism and Fragile X Syndrome; The Impact of Gender on Antidepressants; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642200052
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Biological basis of sex differences in psychopharmacology Berlin : Springer, 2011 ISBN 9783642200052
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3642200052
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Psychopharmakotherapie
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Geschlechtsunterschied
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-20006-9
URL:
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