Behavioral changes in FPR2/ALX and Chemr23 receptor knockout mice are exacerbated by prenatal alcohol exposure

Methamphetamine- and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced behavioral changes in histamine H3-receptor knockout mice.

Histamine H(3) receptors inhibit the release of not only histamine itself, but also other neurotransmitters including dopamine. Previous papers have reported that histaminergic neurons inhibit psychostimulant-induced behavioral changes. To examine whether deficiency in histamine H(3) receptors influences psychostimulant-induced behavioral sensitization and reward, we examined locomotor activity...

BEHAVIORAL, NEUROCHEMICAL, AND NEUROIMMUNE CHANGES IN NRF2 KNOCKOUT MICE FOLLOWING EARLY POSTNATAL EXPOSURE TO VALPROIC ACID By

Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a set of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. At birth, children with FAS can be recognized by growth deficiency and a characteristic set of minor facial traits that tend to become more normal as the child matures. Less evident at birth—but far more devastating to FAS children and their families—are the lifelong effects of alc...

Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol

Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects, of which fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most devastating. Recognizable by characteristic craniofacial abnormalities and growth deficiency, this condition includes severe alcohol-induced damage to the developing brain. FAS children experience deficits in intellectual functioning; difficulties in learning, memory,...

Androgens and prenatal alcohol exposure.

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