Developmental exposure to lead interferes with glial and neuronal differential gene expression in the rat cerebellum

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-47

  Zawia, N H ^a   Harry, G J ^b  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GROWTH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029950719     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0095     Document Type: Article

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