Prenatal nicotine exposure alters gene expression profiles of neurons in the sub-regions of the VTA during early postnatal development

Abstract Brain growth occurs during the first 2 weeks of postnatal development in rats. This developmental period is equivalent to the third trimester of human gestation. Dendritic arborization, axonal growth, and gliogenesis are observed along with a strong maturation of neurotransmission during th...

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Main Authors: Lindsey D. McGill, Naze G. Avci, Tina Kazemi, Yoshinori Sunaga, Yasemin M. Akay, Metin Akay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31997-8