Neurotoxicity of environmental chemicals and their mechanism of action

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 631-635

  Tilson, Hugh A ^a   Kodavanti, Prasada R S ^a   Mundy, William R ^a   Bushnell, Philip J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Congener specific effects; Developmental neurotoxicology; Homeostasis; PKC translocation; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032437092     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00271-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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