An observational study on neurobehavioural effects of acute oxydemeton- methyl (insecticide and acaricide) exposure in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-63

  Kansal, D K ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Electroshock seizure; Oxydemeton methyl; Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ); Rats

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BARBITAL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; OXYDEMETON METHYL; PENTETRAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; HYPNOSIS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BARBITAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONVULSANTS; ELECTROSHOCK; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

EID: 0033972777     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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