Gestational administration of cadmium alters the neurotransmitter levels in newborn rat brains

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Antonio, M T ^a   Benito, M J ^a   Leret, M L ^a   Corpas, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Cadmium; Development; Neurotransmitters; Rat

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; DIET; DNA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA;

EID: 0031981315     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199803/04)18:2<83::AID-JAT480>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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