Perinatal exposure to aluminum alters neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in the frontal cortex of rat offspring

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-441

  Kim, Kisok ^a  

^a National Institute of Toxicological Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Chronic exposure; Drinking water; Immunocytochemistry; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0041664942     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(03)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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