Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Reduces Dendritic Spine Density across Sensory Cortices
Dendritic spines are the major site of excitatory synapses in cortex, and factors that reduce dendritic spine numbers will produce serious cortical processing deficits, such as has been demonstrated for mental retardation and other psychiatric disorders. Prenatal alcohol exposure also has detrimenta...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2011
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2482 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3481&context=etd |