Functional effects of methylazoxymethanol-induced cerebellar hypoplasia in rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-537

  Ferguson, Sherry A ^a,b   Paule, Merle G ^a   Holson, R Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NCTR ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Cerebellum; Granule cells; Methylazoxymethanol acetate

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030250710     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(96)00083-9     Document Type: Article

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