Ovarian sex hormones modulate compulsive, affective and cognitive functions in a non-induced mouse model of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Ovarian sex hormones modulate compulsive, affective and cognitive functions in a non-induced mouse model of obsessive-compulsive disorder

There is currently a lack of understanding how surgical menopause can influence obsessions, compulsions and associated affective and cognitive functions in female OCD patients. Early menopause in women due to surgical removal of ovaries not only causes dramatic hormonal changes, but also may induce...

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Main Authors: Swarup Mitra, Cristiane P Bastos, Katherine Bates, Grace Schenatto Pereira, Abel Bult-Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Ovariectomy
Progesterone
17 β-estradiol
strain differences
Surgical menopause
Compulsive-like behavior
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00215/full

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