Behavioral and electrophysiological estimates of visual thresholds in awake rats treated with 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126)

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-531

  Geller, Andrew M ^a   Bushnell, Philip J ^a   Rice, Deborah C ^b  

^a Neurotoxicology Division   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flash evoked potential; PCB; Perinatal exposure; Rat; Signal detection; Visual threshold

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; LUMINANCE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0342520824     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(00)00067-2     Document Type: Article

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