Investigating the interaction between BDNF and sex steroid hormones during adolescent development: relevance to schizophrenia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1044887

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Schizophrenia first appears clinically during late adolescence. Sex hormones as well as growth factors such as Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are involved in shaping the adolescent brain to its adult form. Alterations to these systems may contribute to structural changes seen in schizophrenia. This project will investigate the interaction of BDNF and sex hormones in the development of the adolescent mouse brain, and behavioural responses with relevance to schizophrenia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $449,048.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurosciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adolescence | behaviour | neurotrophins | oestrogen | progesterone | schizophrenia | testosterone

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