Long‐lasting depression‐like behavior and epigenetic changes of BDNF gene expression induced by perinatal exposure to methylmercury

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Substantial evidence indicates that predisposition to diseases can be acquired during early stages of development and interactions between environmental and genetic factors may be implicated in the onset of many pathological conditions. Data collected over several decades have shown that chemicals are among the relevant factors that can endanger CNS. We previously showed that perinatal exposure to methylmercury...

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