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The Circadian System Is a Target and Modulator of Prenatal Cocaine Effects
10 Jul 2007
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BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to cocaine can be deleterious to embryonic brain development, but the results in humans remain controversial, the mechanisms involved are not well understood and effective therapies are yet to be designed. We hypothesize that some of the prenatal effects of cocaine might be related to dysregulation of physiological rhythms due to alterations in the integrating circadian clock...
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