Maternal care affects the phenotype of a rat model for schizophrenia

Maternal care affects the phenotype of a rat model for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder caused by an interplay between genetic and environmental factors, including early postnatal stressors. To explore this issue, we use two rat lines, apomorphine-susceptible (APO-SUS) rats that display schizophrenia-relevant features and their phenotypic coun...

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Main Authors: Ruben W M Van Vugt, Francisca eMeyer, Josephus A Van Hulten, Jeroen eVernooij, Alexander R Cools, Michel M M Verheij, Gerard J M Martens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Schizophrenia
maternal care
Cross-fostering
early-postnatal stress
apomorphine-susceptible and apomorphine-unsusceptible rats
apomorphine-induced gnawing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00268/full

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