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Genetically determined differences in noradrenergic function: The spontaneously hypertensive rat model.
Brain research - 15 Jun 2016
Sterley Toni-Lee, Howells Fleur M, Russell Vivienne A
Abstract excerpt
While genetic predisposition is a major factor, it is not known how development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is modulated by early life stress. The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) displays the behavioral characteristics of ADHD (poorly sustained attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity) and is the most widely studied genetic model of ADHD. We have previously shown that SHR have...
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