Prenatal exposure to a common organophosphate insecticide delays motor development in a mouse model of idiopathic autism.

Autism spectrum disorders are characterized by impaired social and communicative skills and repetitive behaviors. Emerging evidence supported the hypothesis that these neurodevelopmental disorders may result from a combination of genetic susceptibility and exposure to environmental toxins in early d...

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Main Authors: Alessia De Felice, Maria Luisa Scattoni, Laura Ricceri, Gemma Calamandrei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372449?pdf=render