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Female neuregulin 1 heterozygous mice require repeated exposure to Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol to alter sensorimotor gating function.
Pharmacopsychiatry - 1 Nov 2013
Spencer J R, Chohan T W, Karl T, Arnold J C
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INTRODUCTION: The schizophrenia susceptibility gene neuregulin 1 (NRG1) confers vulnerability to the neurobehavioural eff ects of cannabinoids differently across sexes. Male but not female Nrg1 heterozygous (HET) mice display facilitation of prepulse inhibition (PPI) to acute Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exposure compared to WT controls. We aim to observe whether repeated administration of THC may overcome the...
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