Strychnine induces embryotoxicity in rat neurulation

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 855-859

  García Alcocer, Guadalupe ^a   Martínez Torres, Ataúlfo ^b   Miledi, Ricardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Neural tube defects; Rat neurulation; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; STRYCHNINE;

ANENCEPHALUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA;

ANIMALS; NEURULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RNA, MESSENGER; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMALIA; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 27844561560     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2005.06.020     Document Type: Article

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