Browsing Student Research by Author "Cruz, George"

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The Effects of Developmental Lead Exposure in the Rat on Brain Excitability Through in-vivo Seizure Susceptibility

Vasquez, Michelle; Cruz, George; Joseph, Jewel; Cabanas, Ericka; Bonitto, Jalen R.; Skeen, Jourvon C.; Khairi, Eric; Ahmed, Isra; Lynch, Kristen; Christophonte, Jean-Martin; Ackloo, Jessica; Neuwirth, Lorenz S. (SURC-2019 Farmingdale, 2019-04-26)

Developmental lead poisoning in the rat model has been shown to alter the influence that the GABAergic inhibitory system has in balancing brain excitability across the lifespan. The results of disrupted inhibitory systems ...
The Effects of Developmental Lead Poisoning on the Adult Rat's Freezing and Exploration Behaviors in a Hole Board Test

Cruz, George; Neuwirth, Lorenz S. (SURC-2019 Farmingdale, 2019-04-26)

Lead poisoning is a well-established neurotoxicant that produces developmental neuropathologies that persist across the lifespan. However, how these early neurodeveloprnental insults impair sensorimotor, emotional, and ...