Characterization of the cognitive impairments induced by prenatal exposure to stress in the rat

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue NOV, 2010, Pages

  Markham, Julie A ^a   Taylor, Adam R ^a   Taylor, Sara B ^a   Bell, Dana B ^a   Koenig, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Animal models; Cognition; Gestational stress; Schizophrenia; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957902514     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00173     Document Type: Article

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