Excitotoxicity, the specific type of neurotoxicity mediated by glutamate, may be the missing
link between ischemia and neuronal death, and intervening the mechanistic steps that lead …

Unchecked aggression and violence exact a significant toll on human societies. Aggression
is an umbrella term for behaviours that are intended to inflict harm. These behaviours …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder
characterised by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention and hyperactivity or …

Dr. Jacqueline N. Crawley, author of the First and Second Editions of What's Wrong with My
Mouse? Behavioral Phenoty** of Transgenic and Knockout Mice, continues to field calls …

Choosing the best genetic strains of mice for develo** a new knockout or transgenic
mouse requires extensive knowledge of the endogenous traits of inbred strains. Background …

It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer.
But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke …

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) is concentrated at synaptic junctions in brain and
motor endplates in skeletal muscle. Here, we show that the N-terminus of nNOS, which …

Alcohol consumption is an integral part of daily life in many societies. The benefits
associated with the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages come at an enormous …

Following its benchmark discovery, nitric oxide (NO) is now known to play important
functional roles in a variety of physiological systems. Within the vasculature, NO induces …