Brain regional γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and locomotor activity: Effect of long-term aldrin exposure

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-382

  Jamaluddin, Sk ^a   Poddar, Mrinal K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Aldrin; Choline; Dopamine; GABA; Locomotor activity; Long term exposure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALDRIN; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN REGION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; STEADY STATE; TURNOVER TIME; UPREGULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALDRIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0043032831     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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