Effect of maternal lipopolysaccharide administration on the development of dopaminergic receptors and transporter in the rat offspring.

Epidemiological evidence supports that maternal infection during gestation are notable risk factors for developmental mental illnesses including schizophrenia and autism. In prenatal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) model of immune activation in rats, the offspring exhibit significant impairments in behavio...

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Main Authors: Moogeh Baharnoori, Sanjeev K Bhardwaj, Lalit K Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547943?pdf=render