Effect of chronic cyanide intoxication on memory in albino rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-55

  Mathangi, D C ^a   Namasivayam, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Hippocampus; Malnutrition; Memory; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANIDE POISONING; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTOXICATION; LETHAL DOSE; MALNUTRITION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CYANIDES; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0033976735     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(99)00118-0     Document Type: Article

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