Prenatal heroin exposure: Effects on development, acoustic startle response, and locomotion in weanling rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-203

  Zhu, J H ^a   Stadlin, A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Habituation; Locomotor activity; Prenatal heroin exposure

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HABITUATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; REARING; REVIEW; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0034603517     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(99)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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