Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on brain tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine synthesis in rats

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-80

  Choksi, Neepa Y ^a   Kodavanti, Prasada Rao S ^b   Tilson, Hugh A ^b   Booth, Raymond G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOREBRAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030724095     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1997.2351     Document Type: Article

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