Prenatal cocaine exposure alters alpha2 receptor expression in adolescent rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prenatal cocaine exposure produces attentional deficits which to persist through early childhood. Given the role of norepinephrine (NE) in attentional processes, we examined the forebrain NE systems from prenatal cocaine exposed rats...

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Main Authors: Silvers Janelle M, Wallace David R, Booze Rosemarie M, Strupp Barbara J, Snow Diane M, Mactutus Charles F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/7/33