Influence of maternal stress on the effects of prenatal exposure to methylmercury and arsenic on postnatal development and behavior in mice: A preliminary evaluation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 455-459

  Colomina, M Teresa ^a   Albina, M Luisa ^b   Domingo, Jose L ^b   Corbella, Jacinto ^b  

^a rovira I V ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Maternal stress; Methylmercury; Mice; Postnatal development; Prenatal toxins

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030993444     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00462-3     Document Type: Article

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