Methamphetamine (MA)-related deaths and nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) neurotoxicity are greater in males. The exact basis for this gender difference is not known, but data, which show that estrogen (E) can function as a protectant of both the…
Intact male CD-1 mice received an injection of testosterone propionate (TP–5 ug), progesterone (P–5 mg), the oil vehicle or remained untreated (control). At 24 hours after hormonal treatments the mice received an injection of methamphetamine (MA–40…
A neurotoxic regimen of methamphetamine (MA-40 mg/kg ip) administered at 0 (control-MA vehicle), 0.5 and 72 h prior to determinations of striatal dopamine (DA) and DOPAC (3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid)/DA ratios were compared among juvenile and…
