Spectral changes of brain activity in rat offspring exposed to aluminium during gestation and lactation

Autor: Martać L., Grbić G., Keković G., Podgorac J., Ćulić M., Sekulić S., Lalošević D., Čapo I.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Archives of Biological Sciences, Vol 62, Iss 1, Pp 9-13 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0354-4664
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1001009M
Popis: Exposure to aluminium during gestation causes changes in mammalian brain development and behavior. Our aim was to perform spectral analysis on electrocortical activity of Sprague Dawley male pups (30±3 days of age) whose mothers were treated with aluminium during gestation and lactation. There was a higher presence of power spectra in the delta range of parietal electrocortical activity, a lower presence in the theta range and increased values of the parameter DT as the ratio of delta to theta range in pups indirectly exposed to aluminium (whose mothers were drinking a 0.5% water solution of aluminium chloride during the gestation and lactation periods), compared to controls.
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