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Comparing Postnatal Development of Gonadal Hormones and Associated Social Behaviors in Rats, Mice, and Humans by Bell, Margaret R

“…Abstract Postnatal development includes dramatic changes in gonadal hormones and the many social behaviors they help regulate, both in rodents and humans…”
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Endocrine-disrupting actions of PCBs on brain development and social and reproductive behaviors by Bell, Margaret R

“…Highlights • Polychlorinated biphenyls affect a range of social and reproductive behaviors. • Effects may be mediated via hormonal, dopaminergic, and/or…”
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Adolescence and Reward: Making Sense of Neural and Behavioral Changes Amid the Chaos by Walker, Deena M, Bell, Margaret R, Flores, Cecilia, Gulley, Joshua M, Willing, Jari, Paul, Matthew J

“…Adolescence is a time of significant neural and behavioral change with remarkable development in social, emotional, and cognitive skills. It is also a time of…”
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Sex differences in effects of gestational polychlorinated biphenyl exposure on hypothalamic neuroimmune and neuromodulator systems in neonatal rats by Bell, Margaret R., Dryden, Ariel, Will, Ryan, Gore, Andrea C.

“…Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous in the environment and exposure to them is associated with immune, endocrine and neural dysfunction. Effects of…”
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Two-hit exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls at gestational and juvenile life stages: 1. Sexually dimorphic effects on social and anxiety-like behaviors by Bell, Margaret R., Thompson, Lindsay M., Rodriguez, Karla, Gore, Andrea C.

“…Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are widespread environmental contaminants that affect many neuroendocrine functions. The brain is particularly vulnerable…”
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Repeat subconcussion in the adult rat gives rise to behavioral deficits similar to a single concussion but different depending upon sex by Wilson, Rebecca J., Bell, Margaret R., Giordano, Katherine R., Seyburn, Serena, Kozlowski, Dorothy A.

“…Although concussions are a popular focus of neurotrauma research, subconcussions occur with higher frequency but are less well-studied. A subconcussion is an…”
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Microglial responses to inflammatory challenge in adult rats altered by developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls in a sex-specific manner by Walker, Katherine A., Rhodes, Simone T., Liberman, Deborah A., Gore, Andrea C., Bell, Margaret R.

“…Polychlorinated biphenyls are ubiquitous environmental contaminants linkedc with peripheral immune and neural dysfunction. Neuroimmune signaling is critical to…”
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Sex-specific effects of developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls on neuroimmune and dopaminergic endpoints in adolescent rats by Liberman, Deborah A., Walker, Katherine A., Gore, Andrea C., Bell, Margaret R.

“…Exposure to environmental contaminants early in life can have long lasting consequences for physiological function. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a…”
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Two-hit exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls at gestational and juvenile life stages: 2. Sex-specific neuromolecular effects in the brain by Bell, Margaret R., Hart, Bethany G., Gore, Andrea C.

“…Exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) during early development have long-lasting, sexually dimorphic consequences on adult brain and behavior. However,…”
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Dopamine Mediates Testosterone-Induced Social Reward in Male Syrian Hamsters by Bell, Margaret R, Sisk, Cheryl L

“…Adolescent maturation of responses to social stimuli is essential for adult-typical sociosexual behavior. Naturally occurring developmental changes in male…”
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The Teenage Brain: Social Reorientation and the Adolescent Brain—The Role of Gonadal Hormones in the Male Syrian Hamster by De Lorme, Kayla, Bell, Margaret R., Sisk, Cheryl L.

“…Maturation of social cognition and a gain in social proficiency are universal aspects of adolescent development that prepare individuals for adulthood. Social…”
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Aging and estradiol effects on gene expression in the medial preoptic area, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and posterodorsal medial amygdala of male rats by Nutsch, Victoria L., Bell, Margaret R., Will, Ryan G., Yin, Weiling, Wolfe, Andrew, Gillette, Ross, Dominguez, Juan M., Gore, Andrea C.

“…Studies on the role of hormones in male reproductive aging have traditionally focused on testosterone, but estradiol (E2) also plays important roles in the…”
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Adolescent brain maturation is necessary for adult‐typical mesocorticolimbic responses to a rewarding social cue by Bell, Margaret R., Meerts, Sarah H., Sisk, Cheryl L.

“…ABSTRACT The interpretation of social cues must change during adolescence in order to promote appropriate social interactions in adulthood. For example, adult,…”
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Pubertal pair‐housing facilitates adult sexual behavior in male rats by Molenda‐Figueira, Heather A., Bell, Margaret R., De Lorme, Kayla C., Sisk, Cheryl L.

“…This study examined the effects of pubertal testosterone (T) and social housing manipulations on male sexual behavior in adult rats. Prepubertal rats were…”
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Adolescent gain in positive valence of a socially relevant stimulus: engagement of the mesocorticolimbic reward circuitry by Bell, Margaret R., De Lorme, Kayla C., Figueira, Rayson J., Kashy, Deborah A., Sisk, Cheryl L.

“…A successful transition from childhood to adulthood requires adolescent maturation of social information processing. The neurobiological underpinnings of this…”
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Maturation of social reward in adult male Syrian hamsters does not depend on organizational effects of pubertal testosterone by De Lorme, Kayla C., Bell, Margaret R., Sisk, Cheryl L.

“…The rewarding value of female sexual stimuli develops across puberty, as sexually-naïve adult, but not prepubertal, male hamsters show a conditioned place…”
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Male Syrian hamsters demonstrate a conditioned place preference for sexual behavior and female chemosensory stimuli by Bell, Margaret R., Meerts, Sarah H., Sisk, Cheryl L.

“…Sexual behavior is a natural reward for many rodent species, and it often includes chemosensory-directed components. Chemosensory stimuli themselves may also…”
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Adult skeletal muscle deletion of Mitofusin 1 and 2 impedes exercise performance and training capacity by Bell, Margaret B, Bush, Zachary, McGinnis, Graham R, Rowe, Glenn C

“…Endurance exercise has been shown to be a positive regulator of skeletal muscle metabolic function. Changes in mitochondrial dynamics (fusion and fission) have…”
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SAT427 Effects Of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) On Transcription Factor NFκB Activation In Neonatal Rat Microglia Primary Culture by Dressel, Carissa E, Valdez, Gia M, Bell, Margaret R

“…Disclosure: C.E. Dressel: None. G.M. Valdez: None. M.R. Bell: None. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of persistent organic pollutants that are…”
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SAT425 Effects Of Endocrine-disrupting Polychlorinated Biphenyls On Adolescent Microglial Cytokine Expression And Responses To Secondary Inflammatory Challenge by Kissinger, Shawn L, Fitzgibbon, Addison J, Mejia, Rafael A, Bell, Margaret R

“…Disclosure: S.L. Kissinger: None. A.J. Fitzgibbon: None. R.A. Mejia: None. M.R. Bell: None. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of ubiquitous…”
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