Subchronic treatment of donepezil rescues impaired social, hyperactive, and stereotypic behavior in valproic acid-induced animal model of autism.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of pervasive developmental disorders with core symptoms such as sociability deficit, language impairment, and repetitive/restricted behaviors. Although worldwide prevalence of ASD has been increased continuously, therapeutic agents to ameliorate the core sym...

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Main Authors: Ji-Woon Kim, Hana Seung, Kyung Ja Kwon, Mee Jung Ko, Eun Joo Lee, Hyun Ah Oh, Chang Soon Choi, Ki Chan Kim, Edson Luck Gonzales, Jueng Soo You, Dong-Hee Choi, Jongmin Lee, Seol-Heui Han, Sung Min Yang, Jae Hoon Cheong, Chan Young Shin, Geon Ho Bahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4136791?pdf=render