New Perspectives on Rodent Models of Advanced Paternal Age: Relevance to Autism
Offspring of older fathers have an increased risk of various adverse health outcomes, including autism and schizophrenia. With respect to biological mechanisms for this association, there are many more germline cell divisions in the life history of a sperm relative to that of an oocyte. This leads t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00032/full |