Toxicological evaluation of the staircase test for assessing fine motor movements

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-120

  Samsam, Tracey E ^a   Gadrinab, Louis G ^b   Bushnell, Philip J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 dithiobiuret; Harmaline; Methyl scopolamine; Scopolamine; Skilled reaching; Staircase test

Indexed keywords

DITHIOBIURET; HARMALINE; METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 1542375472     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(03)00093-X     Document Type: Article

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