Early Adoption Modifies the Effects of Prenatal Stress on Dopamine and Glutamate Receptors in Adult Rat Brain

BARROS V.G., BERGER M.A., MARTIJENA I.D., SARCHI M.I, PEREZ A.A., MOLINA V.A, TARAZI F.I. AND ANTONELLI M.C.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Wiley-Liss, Inc

Año: 2004 vol. 76 p. 488 - 488

0360-4012

p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Stressful stimuli during pregnancy induce complex effects that influence the development of offspring. These effects can be prevented by environmental manipulations during the early postnatal period. Repeated restraint during the last week of pregnancy was used as a model of prenatal stress, and adoption at birth was used to change the postnatal environment. No differences were found in