Potential sex differences in amplitude, habituation, prepulse inhibition (PPI) and prepulse facilitation (PPF) of the acoustic startle response (ASR) were investigated using male and female mice from the two different inbred mouse strains C57BL/6J (C57) and C3H. Furthermore, the effects of the estrous cycle were tested. The estrous cycle appeared to have no effect on ASR amplitude, habituation, PPF and PPI, the latter being in contrast to results in rats and humans. While sex had no effect on PPI or PPF, males exhibited higher startle amplitudes than females, irrespective of strain, which we discuss to be due to increased male anxiety. In addition, long-term habituation was stronger in C57 males and short-term habituation was weaker in C3H males with respect to females. These results provide evidence for influence of the reproductive hormones on startle reactivity and startle habituation; we therefore conclude that future studies involving genetic influences on behavior using inbred strains are only complete if both sexes are included.
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