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Focus on animal welfare.

Genetic animal models: focus on schizophrenia.

The neurobiology of schizophrenia remains poorly understood. Symptoms of schizophrenia are classically thought to be associated with an imbalance of the dopaminergic system. However, the contribution of other neurotransmitters, in particular glutamate, has been increasingly appreciated. The role of individual components of neurotransmitter systems in aberrant behaviors can be experimentally tes...

[Development skills in children with congenital hypothyroidism: focus on communication].

BACKGROUND congenital hypothyroidism may cause alterations in the child's global development. AIM to outline the development profile in children with congenital hypothyroidism, focusing on communication, and to verify the influence of clinical history on the outlined profile. METHOD 35 children, with ages between 2 to 36 months, with congenital hypothyroidism detected by neonatal screening,...

Compassionate care: a focus on dying well.

ID: 751 Compassionate Care: A Focus on Dying Well Author Information: Authors List: Presenting Author: Gayle McGlory Additional Author: JoAnn Goodie Presenting Author: Gayle McGlory Address: 5418 Linden Grove Court Sugar Land, TX 77479 USA Ph: 713-56605704 Fax: Email: [email protected] Institution: Harris County Hospital District Additional Author: JoAnn Goodie Address: 1504 Taub Loop Houst...

Sex Differences in Animal Models: Focus on Addiction.

The purpose of this review is to discuss ways to think about and study sex differences in preclinical animal models. We use the framework of addiction, in which animal models have excellent face and construct validity, to illustrate the importance of considering sex differences. There are four types of sex differences: qualitative, quantitative, population, and mechanistic. A better understandi...