Agmatine reduces ultrasonic vocalization deficits in female rat pups exposed neonatally to ethanol

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-163

  Wellmann, Kristen ^a   Lewis, Ben ^a   Barron, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Fetal alcohol; Maternal infant communication; NMDA; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALCOHOL; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; MALTOSE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTRASONIC VOCALIZATION; VOCALIZATION;

AGING; AGMATINE; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77649274770     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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