Sexually dimorphic effects of a prenatal immune challenge on social play and vasopressin expression in juvenile rats

Sexually dimorphic effects of a prenatal immune challenge on social play and vasopressin expression in juvenile rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infectious diseases and inflammation during pregnancy increase the offspring’s risk for behavioral disorders. However, how immune stress affects neural circuitry during development is not well known. We tested whether a prenatal immu...

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Main Authors: Taylor Patrick V, Veenema Alexa H, Paul Matthew J, Bredewold Remco, Isaacs Stephanie, de Vries Geert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Lipopolysaccharides
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
Medial amygdaloid nucleus
Prenatal
Play behavior
Sex differences
SDN-POA
Development
Online Access:http://www.bsd-journal.com/content/3/1/15

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