Effect of combined cadmium and ethanol prenatal exposure on internal organs and biogenic amines levels in the brains of rat offspring

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-67

  Szkilnik, R ^a   Felinska W ^a   Nowak, P ^a   Brus, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines; Brain; Cadmium; Ethanol; Internal organs; Offspring; Pregnant rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001886456     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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