Executive function deficits and social-behavioral abnormality in mice exposed to a low dose of dioxin in utero and via lactation.

An increasing prevalence of mental health problems has been partly ascribed to abnormal brain development that is induced upon exposure to environmental chemicals. However, it has been extremely difficult to detect and assess such causality particularly at low exposure levels. To address this questi...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro Endo, Masaki Kakeyama, Yukari Uemura, Asahi Haijima, Hiroyuki Okuno, Haruhiko Bito, Chiharu Tohyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3520971?pdf=render