How might cocaine interfere with brain development?
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Steven Hyman discusses a new study using cell culture and fetal rat models to investigate mechanisms by which cocaine might decrease the number of neurons in the brain.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Cocaine
- Maternal Exposure