Publications by authors named "Laura Prestia"
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- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) negatively affects the Central Nervous System, with varying impacts depending on the amount of alcohol consumed and the timing of exposure during pregnancy.
- A study on Long Evans rats found that different dietary conditions during gestation led to significant changes in gene expression related to immune responses and neuroinflammation in the offspring's olfactory bulbs.
- Though few genes were affected in adolescence by PAE, many showed increased expression in adulthood, suggesting that the long-term effects of prenatal alcohol exposure become more pronounced with age.
Pacinian corpuscles (PCs) are tactile receptors composed of a nerve ending (neurite) that is encapsulated by layers of lamellar cells. PCs are classified as primary mechanoreceptors because there is no synapse between the transductive membrane and the site of action-potential generation. These touch receptors respond in a rapidly adapting manner to sustained pressure (indentation or displacement), which until now was believed to be attributable solely to the mechanical properties of the capsule.
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