Perinatal and lifetime exposure to methylmercury in the mouse: Behavioral effects

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 675-690

  Weiss, Bernard ^a   Stern, Sander ^a   Cox, Christopher ^a,b   Balys, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Delayed alternation; Hindlimb splay; Methylmercury; Mice; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; SODIUM CARBONATE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HINDLIMB; HYBRID; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LIFESPAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES COMPARISON; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 23844524787     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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