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Early androgen treatment decreases cognitive function and catecholamine innervation in an animal model of ADHD.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Jan 2000
King J A, Barkley R A, Delville Y, Ferris C F
Abstract excerpt
The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) has been used as an animal model of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The present study was designed to determine whether exposure to elevated androgen levels early in development demonstrated impairments in cognitive functioning, neuroendocrine control, and brain development parallel to those seen in ADHD children. The animals (SHR and Wistar (WKY)...
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