Sierra Dixon, Bailey Calder &co show that valproic acid exposure leads to a delay in #zebrafish optic tectum #neurogenesis and #neuron specification:

https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/12/1/bio059567/286805/Valproic-acid-affects-neurogenesis-during-early

“Overall, our findings provide an initial characterisation of the deviances in development of the optic tectum in an Autism model”

Check out this interview with co-first author Bailey to find out more:

https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/12/1/bio059820/286698/First-person-Bailey-Calder

#OpticTectum #Axonogenesis #Dendritogenesis #Science #BiologyOpen #Biology #DevBio