Folic acid supplementation improved cognitive deficits associated with lithium administration during pregnancy in rat offspring
Samaneh Kakhki,
Mehrnoush Goodarzi,
Ali Abbaszade‐Cheragheali
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionThe present study aimed to analyse both neurobehavioural and biochemical results of neonates born of mothers exposed to different doses of lithium along with the groups that received lithium at the highest dose with folic acid as a preventive treatment.Materials and methodsMale and female rats were mated in separate cages, and pregnant rats were divided into eight first group as (1) vehicle; (2) propylthiouracil (PTU)‐induced hypothyroidism; (3–4) received two different doses of lithium carbonate (… Show more
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