Effects of chronic dermal exposure to nonlethal doses of methyl parathion on brain regional acetylcholinesterase and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in female rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-145

  Ma, Tangeng ^a   Kramer, Robert E ^a   Baker, Rodney C ^a   Fan, Lir Wan ^a   Ho, Ing K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic neurotransmitter; Organophosphorus insecticides, methyl paraoxon

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARAOXON; PARATHION METHYL; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TOXICITY; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SKIN; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; METHYL PARATHION; NEOSTRIATUM; PARAOXON; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; THALAMUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0037215426     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10462     Document Type: Article

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