Histopathological investigation of fluoride-induced neurotoxicity in rabbits

Fluoride

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-105

  Shashi, Aggarwal ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Albino rabbits; Brain histopathology; Fluoride toxicity; Neuropathology; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PERIKARYON; RABBIT; SEIZURE; TOXICITY TESTING; TREMOR;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0043244915     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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