Maternal immune activation alters social affective behavior and sensitivity to corticotropin releasing factor in male but not female rats
Nathaniel S. Rieger, Alexandra J. Ng, Shanon Lee, Bridget H. Brady, John P. Christianson
This study shows that maternal immune activation affects social behavior and corticotropin releasing factor sensitivity in male but not female rats, suggesting sex-specific neurobiological mechanisms for autism risk.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2022Neuroscience