Effect of vitamin D on chronic behavioral and dental toxicities of sodium fluoride in rats

Fluoride

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-197

  Ekambaram, Perumal ^b   Paul, Vanaja ^a,c  

^a Varalakshmi Castle   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Dental lesions; Fluoride toxicity; Locomotor behavior; Rat toxicity; Serum calcium; Serum fluoride; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOCALCEMIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; RAT; TOOTH DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0043192622     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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