Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) reduces deficits in isolation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations and balance following neonatal ethanol exposure in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Rubin, Maribel A ^a   Wellmann, Kristen A ^b   Lewis, Ben ^b   Overgaauw, Ben J ^b   Littleton, John M ^c   Barron, Susan ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Difluoromethylornithine; Balance; Hyperactivity; Isolation induced ultrasonic vocalizations; Polyamine; Prenatal alcohol exposure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; EFLORNITHINE; MALTOSE; POLYAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERACTIVITY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACE PREFERENCE; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; EFLORNITHINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 58549116306     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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