Maternal exposure to low levels of corticosterone during lactation increases social play behavior in rat adolescent offspring

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 723-730

  Cinquea, Carlo ^a   Zuena, Anna Rita ^a   Catalani, Assia ^a   Giuli, Chiara ^a   Tramutola, Antonella ^a   Scaccianoce, Sergio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Glucocorticoid; Neonatal period; Rat; Social play behavior

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84869459565     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2012-0077     Document Type: Article

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