Brain disrupting actions of prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure in mice - Behavioral, neurochemical and electrophysiological studies

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 423-428

  Takahama, Kazuo ^a   Kaitsuka, Taku ^a   Shirasaki, Tetsuya ^a   Soeda, Fumio ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca 2+ calmodulin dependent kinase II; Diethylstilbestrol; Endocrine disruptor; Estrogen receptor; Hippocampus; Passive avoidance response

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREGNANCY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24744432709     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.49.423     Document Type: Short Survey

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