Scientists have determined that a specific class of PCB causes significant developmental abnormalities in rat pups whose mothers were exposed to the toxicant in their food during pregnancy and during ...

Rat sperm cells generated from stem cells in the lab have been used to produce fertile offspring for the first time. The approach could be adapted to rescue endangered rodents and may help to inform ...

Researchers in France have successfully cloned rats, overcoming a quirk in the rodent’s physiology to produce genetic duplicates for use in medical research. LED BY RESEARCHERS at the National ...

Background, aim: Nitric oxide (NO) contributes to neuronal damage following perinatal hypoxia-ischaemia (HI). We examined the neuroprotective effects of 2-iminobiotin (2-IB), a selective inhibitor of ...