anti-oestrogen
anti-oestrogen (oestrogen-receptor antagonist) (anti-ees-trŏ-jĕn) n. one of a group of drugs that oppose the action of oestrogen by binding to oestrogen receptors in the body's tissues. It includes tamoxifen, which is used in the treatment of breast cancers dependent on oestrogen. Because they stimulate the production of pituitary gonadotrophins, some anti-oestrogens (e.g. clomifene) are used to induce or stimulate ovulation in infertility treatment (see
superovulation). Side-effects of anti-oestrogens include hot flushes, itching of the vulva, nausea, vomiting, and fluid retention.
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HANDEDNESS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN OLDER MEN AND WOMEN: A COMPARISON OF METHODS
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Abstract: Objective: Previous studies of handedness and cognitive function rely on self...reported versus grip-strength-based handedness with cognitive function in healthy older...held dynamometer. Self-reported handedness was obtained with a mailed survey...
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A new family handedness sample with findings consistent with X-linked transmission.
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Walter F. McKeever [*] A family handedness study of 2632 families and 8605 offspring...also employed the same criterion of handedness (writing hand). These had collectively...linked pattern of genetic influence on handedness. The LR parents produced significantly...
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Assessing handedness in pre-schoolers: Construction and initial validation of a hand preference test for 4-6-year-olds
Magazine article from: Psychology Science; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...and validate a test for measuring the handedness of pre-school children. The newly...For the purpose of validation, the handedness of the children was assessed via a questionnaire...The inter-correlations of the handedness measures gathered (parent's estimate...
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Pick a hand, any hand: mixed-handedness and night-sky watching in a college student sample.(Report)
Magazine article from: College Student Journal; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...study explored the relationship between handedness and interest in night-sky watching...N=128) completed the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971) and the...cortical functioning) is the research on handedness, the hand that humans prefer to use...
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Left-Handedness and Developmental Coordination Disorder
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...To examine the prevalence of left-handedness in a sample of children screened for...Conclusion: The prevalence of left-handedness in children wim DCD suggests a possible...investigation is warranted. * Left-handedness may serve as a useful marker for possible...
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The handedness of Kerrs and Carrs. (genealogy of Kerrs and Carrs families)
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 11/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; Left-handedness is present in approximately 8 per cent...McManus, 1991), and studies of handedness in families (Annett, 1985; McManus...likely to be under genetic control. If handedness is indeed genetic then the search for...
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Handedness dependency in recall from everyday memory.
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; To what extent does a person's handedness influence cognitive processing? The...of possible cognitive correlates of handedness, Bishop (1990, p. 87) concluded...been most studied in the context of handedness is that of reading. In particular...
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Upper limb injuries and handedness plasticity.
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...recent researchers have considered handedness as a phenomenon which develops during...emphasized the plasticity of human handedness (Porac & Buller, 1990). Thus left- or non-right-handedness might be a consequence rather than...
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Season of birth and handedness in Serbian high school students.(Primary research)
Magazine article from: Annals of General Psychiatry; 1/30/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...component [1]. The transmission of handedness over many generations of humans is widely...on twins [5], meta-analysis of handedness in twins [6], and molecular genetic...To date, however, no gene for handedness has been identified. Genetic models...
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Predicting reading ability from handedness measures.
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 11/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Annett (1985) has proposed a theory of handedness and cerebral lateralization in which...distribution is shifted in favour of right-handedness and left-cerebral dominance for speech...genotype) shows no overall biases in handedness or cerebral dominance. In a similar...
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Handedness
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Handedness Definition Handedness is the preferred use of the right hand, the left hand, or one or the other depending on the task. Description Handedness is defined and categorized in different ways. Most people define...
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handedness
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
handedness habitual or more skillful use of one...hand rather than the cause of right-handedness. The neurological argument holds that...the left hemisphere results in right-handedness. Anatomical studies have demonstrated...
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right-handedness
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
right-handedness see handedness .
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left-handedness
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
left-handedness see handedness .
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dexterity
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...Dictionary lists ‘right-handedness’ as only the fourth meaning...meanings are:1. Manual skill, neat-handedness; hence, address in the use of the...generally been associated with right-handedness. The positive value of these attributes...
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