Embryological exposure to valproic acid disrupts morphology of the deep cerebellar nuclei in a sexually dimorphic way

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-23

  Mowery, Todd M ^a   Wilson, Sarah M ^a   Kostylev, Polina V ^a   Dina, Blair ^a   Buchholz, Jennifer B ^a   Prieto, Anne L ^a   Garraghty, Preston E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic compound; Autism spectrum disorder; Deep cerebellar nuclei; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITORS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RHOMBOMERE 1; RHOMBOMERE 2; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERATOGENICITY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; PATHOLOGY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84912064188     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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