Behavioral and neuroendocrine assessment of ritanserin exposure in the developing chicken: Lack of toxicity at effective doses

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Bollweg, G ^a   Wei, Y X ^a   Sparber, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT2 receptor; Chicken; Corticosterone; Ritanserin

Indexed keywords

RITANSERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HATCHING; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032078137     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00577-7     Document Type: Article

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