Abstract
Several mental health disorders exhibit sex differences in monoamine levels associated with dimorphic cortical ontogeny. Studies in rodents support the notion that monoamines can profoundly modulate morphogenesis. Here, we show significant sex and hemisphere differences in BALB/cByJ mice on postnatal day 3 for dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-TH), supporting the notion that sex differences in early monoaminergic ontogeny may result in dimorphic cortical development. Such sex differences may also influence differential behavioral and/or clinical outcomes.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 187-191 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Developmental Brain Research |
Volume | 151 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 19 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dimorphism
- High performance liquid chromatography
- Mental health
- Monoamines
- Mouse
- Neural basis of behavior
- Ontogeny
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Developmental Biology