Prenatal zinc prevents communication impairments and BDNF disturbance in a rat model of autism induced by prenatal lipopolysaccharide exposure

Life Sciences

Volumn 130, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-17

  Kirsten, Thiago B ^a,b   Queiroz Hazarbassanov, Nicolle ^a   Bernardi, Maria M ^b   Felicio, Luciano F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autistic like effects; Gestation; Maternal immune activation; Prenatal infection; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ZINC SULFATE; ZINC;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERACTIVITY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOOD; DISEASE MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

NEGIBACTERIA; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; ZINC;

EID: 84927661317     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.02.027     Document Type: Article

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