Developmental disruption of amygdala transcriptome and socioemotional behavior in rats exposed to valproic acid prenatally

Abstract Background The amygdala controls socioemotional behavior and has consistently been implicated in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Precocious amygdala development is commonly reported in ASD youth with the degree of overgrowth positively correlated to the severity of ASD sympt...

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Main Authors: Catherine E. Barrett, Thomas M. Hennessey, Katelyn M. Gordon, Steve J. Ryan, Morgan L. McNair, Kerry J. Ressler, Donald G. Rainnie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Molecular Autism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-017-0160-x