Prenatal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin produces alterations in cortical neuron development and a long-term dysfunction of glutamate transmission in rat cerebral cortex

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 759-766

  Tomasini, Maria C ^a,b   Beggiato, Sarah ^a,b   Ferraro, Luca ^a,b   Tanganelli, Sergio ^a,b   Marani, Luca ^a   Lorenzini, Luca ^c   Antonelli, Tiziana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b IRET Foundation   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Basal and K+ evoked endogenous glutamate levels; Cortical slices; MAP2 immunoreactivity; Primary cultures of cerebral cortical neurons

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; 4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; CORN OIL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866483532     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: 18729754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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