No changes in behaviour, nigro-striatal system neurochemistry or neuronal cell death following toxic multiple oral paraquat administration to rats

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 583-591

  Widdowson, P S ^a   Farnworth, mj ^a   Upton, R ^a   Simpson, M G ^a  

^a Neurotoxicology Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

dopamine receptors; locomotor activity; neuropathology; nigro striatal system; paraquat

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; HERBICIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PARAQUAT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FRONTAL CORTEX; GRIP STRENGTH; HYPOTHALAMUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LOCOMOTION; LUNG; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HERBICIDES; MALE; NEURONS; PARAQUAT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029739461     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500706     Document Type: Article

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