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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: William Davies
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-7233 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Humby Trevor T Cross Ellen S ES Messer Lauren L Guerrero Silvia S Davies William W
Psychoneuroendocrinology 20160928
Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a severe psychiatric disorder affecting a small proportion of new mothers shortly after childbirth. The molecular pathophysiology underlying the disorder is currently poorly understood, and there are no amenable animal models for the condition; maternal deficiency for the enzyme steroid sulfatase has been proposed as a potential risk mechanism. Here we show that inhibition of steroid sulfatase with 667-COUMATE (10mg/kg p.o.) in new mouse mothers results in behavioura ...[more]