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In utero Exposure to Valproic Acid throughout Pregnancy Causes Phenotypes of Autism in Offspring Mice.
Developmental neuroscience - 1 Jan 2023
Mitsuhashi Takayuki, Hattori Satoko, Fujimura Kimino, Shibata Shinsuke, Miyakawa Tsuyoshi, Takahashi Takao
Abstract excerpt
Valproic acid (VPA) is an antiepileptic drug that inhibits the epileptic activity of neurons mainly by inhibiting sodium channels and GABA transaminase. VPA is also known to inhibit histone deacetylases, which epigenetically modify the cell proliferation/differentiation characteristics of stem/progenitor cells within developing tissues. Recent clinical studies in humans have indicated that VPA exposure in utero...
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