Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype rescued by pregnenolone

Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by SolaceQuantum on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @01:55PM (#21337090)

Only in male mice, according to the abstract. The arbitraryness of it makes me suspicious.

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Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by ultraism on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:00PM (#21337130)

I might be misunderstanding you or the abstract but I think the effect occurs in only in male rats. It isn't that they only tested male rats.

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Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by SolaceQuantum on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:37PM (#21337468)

Yes, the effect only occurs in male rats. It's extremely specific which is why I'm suspicious.

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Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by rasz on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:12PM (#21337241)

How did they manage to get male rats pregnant?

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Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by lallysingh on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:25PM (#21337366)

I think male children of pregnant mother rats.

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Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by notadoc on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:47PM (#21337578)

Does it matter? The notion of biological sex is a big debate right now within certain communities.

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Re:Prenatal THC exposure yields hyperdopaminergic phenotype ... by LyndsySimon on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @03:35PM (#21338045)

It’s my understanding that many mental health issues impact men and women very differently.

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