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 seratonin, dopamine, and IGF-1 levels while lowering oxytocin levels.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
replacement therapy
autism spectrum disorder
high fat diet
intellectual disability
single cell
uric acid
metabolic syndrome
dna methylation
adipose tissue
insulin resistance