Pre-reproductive maternal enrichment influences offspring developmental trajectories: motor behavior and neurotrophin expression

Pre-reproductive maternal enrichment influences offspring developmental trajectories: motor behavior and neurotrophin expression

Environmental enrichment is usually applied immediately after weaning or in adulthood, with strong effects on CNS anatomy and behavior. To examine the hypothesis that a pre-reproductive environmental enrichment of females could affect the motor development of their offspring, female rats were reared...

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Main Authors: Paola eCaporali, Debora eCutuli, Francesca eGelfo, Daniela eLaricchiuta, Francesca eFoti, Paola eDe Bartolo, Laura eMancini, Francesco eAngelucci, Laura ePetrosini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Rats
BDNF
NGF
environmental enrichment
Motor development
Maternal experiences
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00195/full

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