Sex-specific autistic endophenotypes induced by prenatal exposure to valproic acid involve anandamide signalling
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Melancia Francesca, Schiavi Sara, Servadio Michela, Cartocci Veronica, Campolongo Patrizia, Palmery Maura, Pallottini Valentina, Trezza Viviana
DOI: 10.1111/bph.14435
ISSN: 0007-1188
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more commonly diagnosed in males than in females. Prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic drug valproic acid (VPA) is an environmental risk factor of ASD. Male rats prenatally exposed to VPA show socio-emotional autistic-like dysfunctions that have been related to changes in the activity of the endocannabinoid anandamide. Here, we have investigated if prenatal VPA induced sex-specific autistic endophenotypes involving anandamide signalling.