2010
Bisphenol A interferes with synaptic remodeling
Hajszan T, Leranth C. Bisphenol A interferes with synaptic remodeling. Frontiers In Neuroendocrinology 2010, 31: 519-530. PMID: 20609373, PMCID: PMC2964437, DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogensAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsDepressionEstrogensEstrogens, Non-SteroidalFemaleHippocampusHumansMaleMiceNeurogenesisPhenolsPrefrontal CortexPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsPrimatesRatsSynapses
2007
Prenatal exposure to cocaine is associated with increased number of spine synapses in rat prelimbic cortex
Morrow BA, Hajszan T, Leranth C, Elsworth JD, Roth RH. Prenatal exposure to cocaine is associated with increased number of spine synapses in rat prelimbic cortex. Synapse 2007, 61: 862-865. PMID: 17630673, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCerebral CortexCocaineDendritic SpinesFemaleMaleMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeuronsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySex FactorsSynapsesConceptsPrenatal exposureFemale ratsSpine synapsesPrelimbic cortexDendritic spinesCognitive deficitsLayers II/IIIPrenatal saline controlsExcitatory synaptic inputsAsymmetric spine synapsesPrenatal cocaine exposureRat prelimbic cortexYoung adult malesPhysical disector methodPyramidal neuronsSaline controlsNeuronal activationCocaine exposureExcitatory synapsesFrontal cortexSynaptic inputsAnimal modelsExcess activationPrefrontal cortexCortex