A study of an animal model of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder using in vivo chronoamperometry and behavioural responses to methylphenidate and guanfacine
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2010
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a childhood disorder that is behaviorally characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Among several hypotheses of ADHD etiology the prevailing hypothesis implicates a hypodopaminergic system due largely to the successes of the use of psychostimulants such as methylphenidate, that increase extracellular levels of dopamine (DA) and/or norepinephrine (NE) for the treatment of symptoms. In this study, the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR), the most widely accepted model for ADHD, is compared with the Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat strains as controls
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Hsin-Wen Hsieh, J. 2010. A study of an animal model of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder using in vivo chronoamperometry and behavioural responses to methylphenidate and guanfacine. University of Cape Town.