Deficits in Sustained Attention and Changes in Dopaminergic Protein Levels following Exposure to Proton Radiation Are Related to Basal Dopaminergic Function

Catherine M. Davis; Kathleen L. DeCicco-Skinner; Robert D. Hienz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144556

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Deficits in Sustained Attention and Changes in Dopaminergic Protein Levels following Exposure to Proton Radiation Are Related to Basal Dopaminergic Function

Catherine M. Davis ,

* E-mail: cdavis91@jhmi.edu

Affiliation Division of Behavioral Biology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Kathleen L. DeCicco-Skinner,

Affiliation Department of Biology, American University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Robert D. Hienz

Affiliation Division of Behavioral Biology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Deficits in Sustained Attention and Changes in Dopaminergic Protein Levels following Exposure to Proton Radiation Are Related to Basal Dopaminergic Function

Catherine M. Davis,
Kathleen L. DeCicco-Skinner,
Robert D. Hienz

Published: December 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144556

About the Authors

Catherine M. Davis

* E-mail: cdavis91@jhmi.edu

Affiliation Division of Behavioral Biology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Kathleen L. DeCicco-Skinner

Affiliation Department of Biology, American University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Robert D. Hienz

Affiliation Division of Behavioral Biology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMD KLDS RDH. Performed the experiments: CMD KLDS RDH. Analyzed the data: CMD KLDS RDH. Wrote the paper: CMD KLDS RDH.

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