In this review we propose that there are sex differences in how men and women enter onto
the path that can lead to addiction. Males are more likely than females to engage in risky …

In early 1920s, tyramine oxidase was discovered that metabolized tyramine and in 1933
Blaschko demonstrated that this enzyme also metabolized adrenaline, noradrenaline and …

OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated whether striatal dopamine D2 receptor binding
characteristics in vivo are similar in men and women and whether there are sex-related …

The startle reflex is inhibited when the startling noise is preceded 30–500 msec by a weak
prepulse.“Prepulse inhibition”(PPI) is reduced in specific neuropsychiatric disorders …

The use of human brain tissue obtained at autopsy for neurochemical, pharmacological and
physiological analyses is reviewed. RNA and protein samples have been found suitable for …

Epidemiological and clinical studies provide growing evidence for marked sex differences in
the incidence of certain neurological disorders that are largely attributed to the …

Over the past decades scientific studies have revealed a number of striking sex differences
in the human brain. This chapter highlights some of the most important discoveries with …

Nosologically, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not a single disorder. Missense gene mutations
involved in increased formation of the amyloid-β protein precursor derivatives amyloid-β …

We have measured the concentrations of dopamine, and the dopamine metabolites
homovanillic acid (HVA) and dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), in five brain regions from …

An UPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the determination of serotonin (5-HT),
dopamine (DA), their phase I metabolites 5-HIAA, DOPAC and HVA, and their sulfate and …