ANIMAL MODELS OF VIRUS-INDUCED NEUROBEHAVIORAL SEQUELAE: RECENT ADVANCES, METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Animal Models of Virus-Induced Neurobehavioral Sequelae: Recent Advances, Methodological Issues, and Future Prospects

Converging lines of clinical and epidemiological evidence suggest that viral infections in early developmental stages may be a causal factor in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism-spectrum disorders.This etiological link, however, remains controversial in view of the lack of consistent and reproducible ass

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TREK-1 mediates isoflurane-induced cytotoxicity in astrocytes

Abstract Background There are growing concerns that anaesthetic exposure can cause extensive apoptotic degeneration of neurons and the impairment of normal synaptic development and remodelling.However, little attention has been paid to Womens wetsuit exploring the possible cytotoxicity of inhalation anaesthetics, such as isoflurane, in astrocytes.I

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