Late onset deficits in synaptic plasticity in the valproic acid rat model of autism

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Martin, Henry G S ^a,b,c   Manzoni, Olivier J ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Turing Center for Living Systems CENTURI Aix Marseille University   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Autism; NMDA receptor; Prefrontal cortex; Synaptic plasticity; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RAT;

EID: 84928153724     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00023     Document Type: Article

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