Inhalation of low concentrations of toluene induces persistent effects on a learning retention task, beam-walk performance, and cerebrocortical size in the rat

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Von Euler, Mia ^a   Pham, Therese M ^a   Hillefors, Mi ^a   Bjelke, Börje ^a   Henriksson, Bengt ^a   Von Euler, Gabriel ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beam walk; Dopamine D3 receptor; Learning; Locomotion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Memory; Organic solvent

Indexed keywords

3,4,4A,10B TETRAHYDRO 4 PROPYL 2H,5H [1]BENZOPYRANO[4,3 B][1,4]OXAZIN 9 OL; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINE RELEASE; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 0034066745     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7288     Document Type: Article

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