Neurobehavioral assessment of mice after developmental AZT exposure

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-71

  Levin, Edward D ^a   Brunssen, Susan ^b   Wolfe, Gary W ^c   Harry, G Jean ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c TherImmune Research Corporation   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Azidothymidine; AZT; Learning; Mice; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR TERATOLOGY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL; TIME FACTORS; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 1542346110     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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