Cross-generational THC exposure alters the developmental sensitivity of ventral and dorsal striatal gene expression in male and female offspring.
Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2016 Henrietta Szutorisz, Gabor Egervari, James Sperry et al.
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica) is the illicit drug most frequently abused by young men and women. The growing use of the drug has raised attention not only on the impact of direct exposure on the developing brain and behavior later in life, but also on potential cross-generational consequences. Our previous work demonstrated that adolescent exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol...
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2016.05.005 (opens in new tab)
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Marijuana
Synaptic plasticity
Cross-generational transmission
Development
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