Prenatal methylazoxymethanol acetate alters behavior and brain NGF levels in young rats: A possible correlation with the development of schizophrenia-like deficits

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 857-869

  Fiore, Marco ^a   Talamini, Lucia ^b   Angelucci, Francesco ^a   Koch, Tineke ^b   Aloe, Luigi ^a   Korf, Jakob ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal model; Behavior; Development; Entorhinal cortex; MAM; NGF; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0032921960     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(99)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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