Neurological deficits induced by malathion, deet, and permethrin, alone or in combination in adult rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-356

  Abdel Rahman, Ali ^a   Dechkovskaia, Anjelika M ^a   Goldstein, Larry B ^b   Bullman, Sara H ^b   Khan, Wasiuddin ^a,c   El Masry, Eman M ^a   Abou Donia, Mohamed B ^a  

^a Med Pharmacol Cancer Biol H   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; MALATHION; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; PERMETHRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CELL DENSITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRIP STRENGTH; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WALKING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; DEET; DRUG COMBINATIONS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; MALE; PERMETHRIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1042300339     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390490273569     Document Type: Article

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