Browsing by Author "Dimatelis, Jacqueline J"

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Developmental stress elicits preference for methamphetamine in the spontaneously hypertensive rat model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Author: Womersley, Jacqueline S ; Mpeta, Bafokeng ; Dimatelis, Jacqueline J ; Kellaway, Lauriston A ; Stein, Dan J ; Russell, Vivienne A Date: 17 Jun 2016 Background: Developmental stress has been hypothesised to interact with genetic predisposition to increase the risk of developing substance use disorders. Here we have investigated the effects of maternal separation-induced developmental ... Read more c b
The effect of light on a rat model of depression

Author: Mtintsilana, Asanda Date: 2014 Background: Depression is a debilitating mood disorder, negatively affecting an individual’s health and well-being. Despite this, the aetiology of depression remains poorly understood. Consistently, depression treatments are far from satisfactory ... Read more
The effects of prenatal and early-postnatal ethanol exposure on rat brain neurochemistry and behaviour

Author: Swart, Patricia Cathryn Date: 2018 Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), the umbrella term used to describe the wide range of cognitive and behavioural deficits observed after exposure to alcohol in utero, is a major public health issue specifically in South Africa. South ... Read more

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