Prenatal coexposure to metallic mercury vapour and methylmercury produce interactive behavioural changes in adult rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-134

  Fredriksson, A ^a   Dencker, L ^a   Archer, T ^b   Danielsson, B R G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coexposure; Hg ; Inhalation; MeHg; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029883605     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(95)02059-4     Document Type: Article

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