Effects of single and repeated administration of endosulfan on behaviour and its interaction with centrally acting drugs in experimental animals: A mini review

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-157

  Paul, V ^a   Balasubramaniam, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; ENDOSULFAN; OXOTREMORINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIOR; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030905223     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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