Neuronal responses to prenatal metabolic stress
Rat offspring & isolated neurons
What the researchers observed
In a prenatal hyperhomocysteinemia model, researchers reported changes in offspring learning measures and oxidative-stress resistance of isolated neurons.
What this does not establish
A specific prenatal rat model cannot establish cognitive benefits in healthy adults or clinical neurological outcomes.
Arutjunyan A et al. · International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine · 2012
Read the primary paper PMCID PMC3342713