Perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls Aroclor 1016 or 1254 did not alter brain catecholamines nor delayed alternation performancein Long-Evans rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 487-500

  Zahalka, Eias A ^a   Ellis, David H ^b   Goldey, Ellen S ^c   Stanton, Mark E ^c   Lau, Christopher ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviors; CNS development; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; AROCLOR 1254; BIOGENIC AMINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; LIOTHYRONINE; NORADRENALIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FETUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLORS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COGNITION; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAZE LEARNING; NOREPINEPHRINE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0034858793     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(01)00548-2     Document Type: Article

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