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Progesterone reduces hyperactivity of female and male dopamine transporter knockout mice.
Behavioural brain research - 1 May 2010
Frye Cheryl A, Sora Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
There are gender differences in prevalence, course, and/or prognosis of schizophrenia. Yet, neurobiological factors that may account for the more favorable outcomes of women with schizophrenia are not well understood. Evidence that the steroid hormone, progesterone (P(4)), may influence mood and/or arousal among some people with schizophrenia led us to examine the effects of P(4) on dopamine transporter knockout...
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