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Polyunsaturated fatty acids prevent the development of locomotor disturbances caused by changes in the neurohumoral background in rat pups

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The present study shows the effectiveness of using polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnant rats in order to prevent behavioral alterations in neonatal rats caused by the action of the pathogenic peptide factors of blood serum with perinatal damage of the central nervous system.

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Original Russian Text © T.V. Avaliani, N.S. Abdaladze, N.S. Lazarenko, V.M. Klimenko, 2010, published in Ontogenez, 2010, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 221–227.

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Avaliani, T.V., Abdaladze, N.S., Lazarenko, N.S. et al. Polyunsaturated fatty acids prevent the development of locomotor disturbances caused by changes in the neurohumoral background in rat pups. Russ J Dev Biol 41, 183–188 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062360410030070

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