Low-level cadmium exposure of lactating rats causes alterations in brain serotonin levels in the offspring

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-115

  Andersson, Helena ^a   Petersson Grawe K ^b   Lindqvist, E ^a   Luthman, J ^a,c   Oskarsson, A ^d   Olson, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^c Behav and Biochemical Pharmacology   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cadmium; Development; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CADMIUM; DOPAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; MONOAMINE; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CADMIUM; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LACTATION; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0030948516     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(96)00218-8     Document Type: Article

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