Prenatal γ-irradiation alters axial asymmetry in low birth weight pups

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-207

  Gigi, A ^a   Mintz, M ^a   Ben Elyahu, S ^a   Myslobodsky, M ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GAMMA RADIATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030988112     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)02255-3     Document Type: Article

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