Long-term behavioural, molecular and morphological effects of neonatal NMDA receptor antagonism.

Brief N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blockade in neonatal rats has been reported to increase neuronal apoptosis. We replicated this finding using MK-801 (0.5 mg/kg) administered twice on postnatal day 7, and then studied the long-term consequences. In adulthood, treated rats showed reduced vol...

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Autores principales: Harris, L, Sharp, T, Gartlon, J, Jones, D, Harrison, P
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2003