Effect of prenatal valproic acid exposure on cortical morphology in female mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 543-546

  Hara, Yuta ^a   Maeda, Yuko ^a   Kataoka, Shunsuke ^a   Ago, Yukio ^a   Takuma, Kazuhiro ^a   Matsuda, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Sex difference; Valproate

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 84867205632     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.12025SC     Document Type: Article

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