"Reflex, Startle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A complex involuntary response to an unexpected strong stimulus. The reaction involves physical movement away from the stimulus, MUSCLE CONTRACTION and limb flexion, BLINKING, and changes in HEART RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE, and RESPIRATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D013216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.376.550.650.800 E01.370.600.550.650.800 F02.830.702.807 G11.561.731.869
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| Concept/Terms |
Reflex, Startle- Reflex, Startle
- Startle Reflex
- Startle Reaction
- Reaction, Startle
- Reactions, Startle
- Startle Reactions
- Startle Response
- Response, Startle
- Responses, Startle
- Startle Responses
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reflex, Startle" by people in Profiles.
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Fear potentiated startle increases phospholipase D (PLD) expression/activity and PLD-linked metabotropic glutamate receptor mediated post-tetanic potentiation in rat amygdala. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2016 Feb; 128:65-79.
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Physiological reactivity to nonideographic virtual reality stimuli in veterans with and without PTSD. Brain Behav. 2015 Feb; 5(2):e00304.
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Toll-like receptor 9 deficiency impacts sensory and motor behaviors. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Aug; 32:164-72.
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Reduction in phencyclidine induced sensorimotor gating deficits in the rat following increased system xc? activity in the medial prefrontal cortex. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Apr; 226(3):531-40.
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Prepulse inhibition in fragile X syndrome: feasibility, reliability, and implications for treatment. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2009 Jun 05; 150B(4):545-53.