Experimental neuromyopathy induced by thallium in rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 385-389

  Barroso Moguel, R ^a   Mendez Armenta, M ^a   Villeda Hernandez, J ^a   Rios, C ^a   Galvan Arzate, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Degeneration; Myelin; Necrosis; Neuromyopathy; Phagocytosis; Thallotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; GROWTH RETARDATION; INTOXICATION; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AXONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FORMALDEHYDE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MUSCLES; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PERONEAL NERVE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURAL NERVE; THALLIUM; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029738839     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199609)16:5<385::AID-JAT359>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Conference Paper

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