Maternal exposure to the antiepileptic drug vigabatrin affects postnatal development in the rat

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-94

  Lombardo, S A ^a   Leanza, G ^b   Meli, C ^a   Lombardo, M E ^a   Mazzone, L ^a   Vincenti, I ^d   Cioni, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Laboratory of Toxicology F Gorgone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; GABA; Neuronal programming; Pregnancy; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; VIGABATRIN; WATER;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DISEASE; BREEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MAZE TEST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPEN FIELD TEST; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE SECTION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; TIME FACTORS; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 22144472248     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0441-6     Document Type: Article

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