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Disruption of prepulse inhibition by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA): comparison between male and female wild-type and 5-HT(1A) receptor knockout mice.

Int J Neuropsychopharmacol February 18, 2011 DOI: 10.1017/s1461145711000101 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Experimental study Peer reviewed
Population Male and female wild-type and 5-HT(1A) receptor knockout mice
Intervention MDMA
Measures prepulse inhibition
Topics MDMA
Key findings MDMA disrupted prepulse inhibition in both sexes and genotypes, but the disruption was greater in females and in wild-type mice compared to knockout mice, suggesting that the 5-HT(1A) receptor modulates MDMA's effects on sensorimotor gating in a sex-dependent manner.

Abstract

Disruption of prepulse inhibition by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA): comparison between male and female wild-type and 5-HT(1A) receptor knockout mice.