Assessment of long-term neurotoxic effects of exposure to mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) based on the analysis of selected behavioral responses

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-391

  Wiaderna, Dorota ^a   Gralewicz, Sławomir ^a   Tomas, Tadeusz ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Inhalation exposure; Mesitylene; Rat

Indexed keywords

1,2,3 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG REEXPOSURE; FEAR; HOT PLATE TEST; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; RAT; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING; VAPOR;

EID: 0036924120     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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