The effect of ageing and in vitro exposure to xylene and KCl on [Ca2+](i) in synaptosomes from rats exposed prenatally to xylene

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 409-412

  Edelfors, S ^a   Hass, U ^b   Ravn Jonsen, A ^a   Lund, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029946173     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1996.tb00227.x     Document Type: Article

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