Astroglial Plasticity Is Implicated in Hippocampal Remodelling in Adult Rats Exposed to Antenatal Dexamethasone

The long-term effects of antenatal dexamethasone treatment on brain remodelling in 3-month-old male Sprague Dawley rats whose mothers had been treated with dexamethasone were investigated in the present study. Dorsal hippocampus, basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens volume, cell numbers, and G...

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Main Authors: Vishvesh H. Shende, Simon McArthur, Glenda E. Gillies, Jolanta Opacka-Juffry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/694347