Exposure to N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea in adult mice alters structural and functional integrity of neurogenic sites.

<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies have shown that prenatal exposure to the mutagen N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU), a N-nitroso compound (NOC) found in the environment, disrupts developmental neurogenesis and alters memory formation. Previously, we showed that postnatal ENU treatment induc...

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Main Authors: Vivian Capilla-Gonzalez, Sara Gil-Perotin, Antonio Ferragud, Luis Bonet-Ponce, Juan Jose Canales, Jose Manuel Garcia-Verdugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22238669/?tool=EBI