Nicotine ameliorates schizophrenia-like cognitive deficits induced by maternal LPS exposure: a study in rats
Maternal exposure to infectious agents is a predisposing factor for schizophrenia with associated cognitive deficits in offspring. A high incidence of smoking in these individuals in adulthood might be, at least in part, due to the cognitive-enhancing effects of nicotine. Here, we have used prenatal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
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| Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/10/1159 |