NGF and BDNF long-term variations in the thyroid, testis and adrenal glands of a mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

OBJECTIVES: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) due to prenatal ethanol consumption may induce long-lasting changes to the newborns affecting also the endocrine system and the nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling. Thus the aim of this study was to inve...

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Main Authors: Mauro Ceccanti, Sara De Nicolò, Rosanna Mancinelli, George Chaldakov, Valentina Carito, Marco Ceccanti, Giovanni Laviola, Paola Tirassa, Marco Fiore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2013-12-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712013000400011&lng=en&tlng=en