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The Journal of Neuroscience, March 15, 1999, 19(6):2337-2346

Embryonic and Postnatal Injections of Bromodeoxyuridine Produce Age-Dependent Morphological and Behavioral Abnormalities

Bryan Kolb, Brian Pedersen, Mark Ballermann, Robbin Gibb, and Ian Q. Whishaw

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada T1K 3M4

The mitotic marker 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) was injected twice daily (60 mg/kg) into pregnant hooded rats on one of embryonic days (E) 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, or 21, or into rat pups on postnatal day (P) 10. The principal findings were the following: (1) BrdU exposure on E11 produces profound effects on body morphology, and animals must be fed a special diet because of chronic tooth abnormalities; (2) BrdU exposure at E17 or earlier produces a change in coat spotting pattern, the precise pattern varying with age; (3) BrdU exposure on E15 or earlier produces a reduction in both brain and body weight; (4) BrdU exposure on E17 or earlier reduces cortical thickness; (5) BrdU exposure on E11-E13 and at P10 reduces cerebellar size relative to cerebral size; (6) spatial learning is significantly affected after injections of BrdU at E11-E17, but the largest effect is on E17; (7) the deficit in spatial learning may be related in part to a reduction in visual acuity; and (8) skilled forelimb ability is most disrupted after BrdU exposure at E15 but is also impaired after injections on E13 or earlier. BrdU thus has teratological effects on body, brain, and behavior that vary with the developmental age of the fetus or infant.

Key words: bromodeoxyuridine; cerebral cortex; spatial learning; visual acuity; cerebellum; teratology

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