Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
Tengfei Chen,
Huadan Meng,
Ni Fang
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundAutism and schizophrenia are environmental risk factors associated with prenatal viral infection during pregnancy. It is still unclear whether behavior phenotypes change at different developmental stages in offspring following the activation of the maternal immune system.MethodsSprague–Dawley rats received a single caudal vein injection of 10 mg/kg polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) on gestational day 9 and the offspring were comprehensively tested for behaviors in adolescence and adulthood.R… Show more
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