Primidone-induced embryolethality and DRL deficits in surviving offspring

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-7

  Pizzi, William J ^a   Newman, Albert S ^a   Shansky, Angela ^a  

^a 5500 North St Louis Avenue ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

DRL 20; Embryolethal; Operant conditioning; Phenobarbital; Primidone; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PRIMIDONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR TERATOLOGY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EMBRYO; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRIMIDONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031912971     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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