2022
Representation of prefrontal axonal efferents in the thalamic nucleus reuniens in a rodent model of fetal alcohol exposure during third trimester
Smith IF, Gursky ZH, Klintsova AY. Representation of prefrontal axonal efferents in the thalamic nucleus reuniens in a rodent model of fetal alcohol exposure during third trimester. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2022, 16: 993601. PMID: 36160686, PMCID: PMC9493097, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.993601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial prefrontal cortexFetal alcohol spectrum disordersAlcohol exposureThalamic nucleus reuniensRodent modelsNucleus reuniensBinge alcohol exposureThird-trimester exposureFetal alcohol exposurePostnatal day 4Alcohol spectrum disordersLong-Evans ratsExecutive functioningAE animalsTrimester exposureThird trimesterDisynaptic pathwayMPFC neuronsAxons synapseFemale ratsMale ratsAxon terminalsAxonal projectionsControl animalsHippocampal cells
2021
Changes in Representation of Thalamic Projection Neurons within Prefrontal-Thalamic-Hippocampal Circuitry in a Rat Model of Third Trimester Binge Drinking
Gursky ZH, Klintsova AY. Changes in Representation of Thalamic Projection Neurons within Prefrontal-Thalamic-Hippocampal Circuitry in a Rat Model of Third Trimester Binge Drinking. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 323. PMID: 33806485, PMCID: PMC8001051, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11030323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal alcohol spectrum disordersAlcohol exposureMedial prefrontal cortexVentral hippocampusProjection neuronsShort-term alcohol exposureLong-Evans rat pupsPrefrontal cortexBrain growth spurtThalamic projection neuronsDevelopmental alcohol exposureAlcohol spectrum disordersThalamic nucleus reuniensExecutive functioningRE neuronsNeuron lossThird trimesterThalamic connectivityRat modelRat pupsHippocampal circuitryRodent modelsBinge drinkingNucleus reuniensNeuron number
2017
Chapter 15 Frontal Lobe Dysfunction After Developmental Alcohol Exposure Implications From Animal Models
Gursky Z, Klintsova A. Chapter 15 Frontal Lobe Dysfunction After Developmental Alcohol Exposure Implications From Animal Models. 2017, 139-147. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-805373-7.00015-3.ChaptersFetal alcohol spectrum disordersFrontal lobe damageFrontal lobeFrontal lobe dysfunctionAberrant cortical connectivityAlcohol exposureAtypical developmentReversal learningSpectrum disorderAlcohol spectrum disordersBehavioral flexibilityAnimal literatureNeuroanatomical damageCortical connectivityBehavioral deficitsCortical damagePhysical impairmentPrenatal exposureQuality of lifeThird trimesterExposure implicationsFurther researchRodent modelsHuman gestationAnimal models