Effects of prenatal testosterone exposure on the development of autism-like behaviours in offspring of Wistar rats.

Mümin Alper Erdogan Mehmet Fatih Bozkurt Oytun Erbaş

Published in: International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (2022)

Overall, we revealed that prenatal testosterone exposure led to autistic traits by elevating serotonin, dopamine and IGF-1 levels while lowering oxytocin levels.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
replacement therapy
autism spectrum disorder
high fat diet
intellectual disability
genome wide
uric acid
gene expression
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
dna methylation
insulin resistance