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Oct 20, 2026

Does Adolescent Methylmercury Exposure Alter Adult Amphetamine Responses? Evidence From 30 Rats

Short answer: A controlled study of 30 male rats found that adult d-amphetamine disrupted visual-signal detection and short-term remembering, but adolescent methylmercury exposure did not independently produce a clear deficit on these particular measures. The strongest statistical model of the drug-challenge hit-rate data depended on the delay before a response and the administered amphetamine dose, […]

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