Articles by author - Sahani Jayatilaka

Chronic exposure to benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) alters social interaction and fear conditioning in male adult rats: alterations in amygdalar MeCP2, ERK1/2 and ERα.

Betz A, Jayatilaka S, Joshi J, Ramanan S, Debartolo D, Pylypiw H, Franke E.

Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 347-358 PubMed PMID: 23922038  Keywords:  Amygdala:drug effects, Animals, Association Learning:drug effects, Behavior, Animal:drug effects, Conditioning (Psychology):drug effects, Estrogen Receptor alpha:metabolism, Fear:drug effects, MAP Kinase Signaling System:drug effects, Male, Methyl-CpG-Bin.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Benzyl Butyl Phthalate (BBP) is an industrial plasticizer that has an unknown action in the central nervous system. Phthalates.....

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