Enriched environment during development is protective against lead-induced neurotoxicity

Brain Research

Volumn 896, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 48-55

  Schneider, J S ^a   Lee, M H ^b   Anderson, D W ^a   Zuck, L ^b   Lidsky, T I ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Hippocampus; Lead; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

LEAD; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING DISORDER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0035970752     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)03249-2     Document Type: Article

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