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Maternal Opioid Exposure Culminates in Perturbed Murine Neurodevelopment and Hyperactive Phenotype in Adolescence.
Neuroscience - 21 May 2021
Schlagal Caitlin R, Dunn Tiffany J, Xu Pei, Felsing Daniel E, Merritt Christina R, Manja Sanjana, Fox Robert G, Buffington Shelly A, Saade George, Dineley Kelly T, Yu Yongjia, Cunningham Kathryn A, Wu Ping
Abstract excerpt
Opioid use by women during pregnancy has risen dramatically since 2004, accompanied by a striking increase in the prevalence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and other long-term neurological deficits. However, the mechanisms underlying the impact of prenatal opioid exposure on fetal neurodevelopment are largely unknown. To translate from the clinical presentation, we developed a novel mouse model to...
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