Combined effects of subchronic exposure to lead, mercury and alcohol on the spontaneous and evoked cortical activity in rats

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-256

  Fazakas, Zita ^a   Lengyel, Zsuzsanna ^a   Nagymajtényi, László ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Combined exposure; Electrocorticogram; Ethanol; Evoked potential; Heavy metals; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ETHANOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 23944493319     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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