Effect of lead acetate on neurobehavioral development of rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 943-950

  Mello, C F ^a   Kraemer, C K ^a   Filippin, A ^a   Morsch, V M ^a   Rodrigues, A L S ^b   Martins, A F ^a   Rubin, M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heavy metal intoxication; Lead; Neurobehavioral development; Rat; Teratology; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

LEAD ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; LEAD POISONING; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031845387     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000700010     Document Type: Article

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