Maternal viral infection during pregnancy impairs development of fetal serotonergic neurons

Brain and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 88-93

  Ohkawara, Takeshi ^a   Katsuyama, Takashi ^a   Ida Eto, Michiru ^a   Narita, Naoko ^b   Narita, Masaaki ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BUNKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism; Maternal viral infection; Poly I:C; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MATERNAL VIRUS INFECTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; VIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; FETUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; POLY I-C; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84919428006     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 18727131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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