Methamphetamine and cocaine effects on dopamine neurons in a rat model of developmental stress and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Includes bibliographical references. === Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterised by age-inappropriate levels of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and is theorised to be caused by dopaminergic dysregulation. Developmental stress interrupts vu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Womersley, Jacqueline Samantha
Other Authors: Russell, Vivienne A
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9530