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Neonatal rats raised by dams treated with marijuana extract during pregnancy gained less weight and reared significantly less in an open field than neonates raised by nondrug-treated dams.
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Abel, E.L., Day, N., Dintcheff, B.A. et al. Inhibition of postnatal maternal performance in rats treated with marijuana extract during pregnancy. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 14, 353–354 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329476
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