Age- and gender-related differences in the time course of behavioral and biochemical effects produced by oral chlorpyrifos in rats

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-119

  Moser, Virginia C ^a   Padilla, Stephanie ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PESTICIDE;

AGE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031882555     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8354     Document Type: Article

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