Prenatal nicotine exposure and behavior.
Prenatal exposure to nicotine has been associated with changes in behavioral indices in offspring. Flank marking, a scent-marking behavior in golden hamsters, appears to be controlled by arginine vasopressin (AVP) neurons in the hypothalamus. The present study examines the effects of prenatal exposure to nicotine on the vasopressinergic system associated with flank marking behavior.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000378:metabolism; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D009538:Nicotine