Long-lasting neurotoxicity of prenatal benzene acute exposure in rats

Toxicology

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Lo Pumo, Roberta ^a   Bellia, Marcello ^a   Nicosia, Annarita ^a   Micale, Vincenzo ^a   Drago, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Conditioned avoidance; Motor activity; Neonatal reflexes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LATENT PERIOD; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; STARTLE REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZENE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33744533041     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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