The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in neurobehavioral changes induced by toluene exposure during synaptogenesis

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1025, Issue , 2004, Pages 552-555

  Chen, Hwei Hseen ^a   Lee, Yeh Fu ^a   Chan, Ming Huan ^a   Lo, Pi Shih ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

NMDA receptor; Synaptogenesis; Toluene exposure

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10444248143     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1316.067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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