Audiogenic seizures in rats after severe prenatal and perinatal iodine depletion

L Van Middlesworth - Endocrinology, 1977 - academic.oup.com
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AUDIOGENIC SEIZURES IN RATS AFTER SEVERE PRENATAL AND PERINATAL IODINE
DEPLETION L. Van Middlesworth Department of Physiology an Page 1 Endocrinology 100:
242, 1977 AUDIOGENIC SEIZURES IN RATS AFTER SEVERE PRENATAL AND PERINATAL
IODINE DEPLETION L. Van Middlesworth Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University
of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee 38163 ABSTRACT:
Offspring from rats depleted of iodine through pregnancy and lactation showed a high incidence …
Offspring from rats depleted of iodine through pregnancy and lactation showed a high incidence (89%) of audiogenic convulsions. This abnormality persisted after the animals matured on a normal diet. Audiogenic seizures were rare (<2%) in controls.
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