Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4342563 | Neuroscience | 2006 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The present results suggest that acute maternal methylmercury exposure induces, in rat offspring, subtle changes in short-term memory as well as in exploratory behavior. These impairments seem to be associated to alterations of cortical glutamatergic signaling.
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M.R. Carratù, P. Borracci, A. Coluccia, A. Giustino, G. Renna, M.C. Tomasini, E. Raisi, T. Antonelli, V. Cuomo, E. Mazzoni, L. Ferraro,