Sentences with phrase «cocaine exposure»
"Cocaine exposure" refers to a situation where a person or living organism comes into contact with or is affected by cocaine, which is a highly addictive and illegal stimulant drug. Full definition
Next, the researchers gave the flies a single dose of cocaine then monitored the activity of tyrosine decarboxylase (TDC), an enzyme that normally shows a spike in activity after cocaine exposure.
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Their current findings reveal that FMRP plays a critical role in the changes in brain connections that occur following repeated cocaine exposure.
We included only biologically related dyads because we were interested in the phenomenon of prenatal cocaine exposure as related to both the infant exposed to the drug and the mother who had used cocaine during pregnancy.
Neurobehavioral disinhibition predicts initiation of substance use in children with prenatal cocaine exposure.
This silent crying is related to smoking and cocaine use, but further research confirmed that this behavior was not associated with tobacco and cocaine exposure.
Despite popular belief that there are lasting and devastating effects of prenatal cocaine exposure, that just hasn't been the case,» Strupp says.
In these images of rat brains, differences in gene expression of genes for fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2, top set) and dopamine 2 receptor (D2, bottom sett) can be seen in rats of two breeds before (left) and after (right) cocaine exposure.
When the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that prenatal cocaine exposure could cause behavioral and learning problems, a media maelstrom over «crack babies» ensued.
Children's cognitive ability from 4 to 9 years old as a function of prenatal cocaine exposure, environmental risk, and maternal verbal intelligence
Growth, development, and behavior in early childhood following prenatal cocaine exposure: a systematic review
The association between prenatal cocaine exposure and physiological regulation at 13 months of age Pamela Schuetze et al (2009), Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol 50 (11), pp 1401 - 09