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Prenatal activation of microglia induces delayed impairment of glutamatergic synaptic function.
PloS one - 9 Jul 2008
Roumier Anne, Pascual Olivier, Béchade Catherine, Wakselman Shirley, Poncer Jean-Christophe, Réal Eleonore, Triller Antoine, Bessis Alain
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have linked maternal infection during pregnancy to later development of neuropsychiatric disorders in the offspring. In mice, experimental inflammation during embryonic development impairs behavioral and cognitive performances in adulthood. Synaptic dysfunctions may be at the origin of cognitive impairments, however the link between prenatal inflammation and synaptic defects...
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