Neonatal exposure to higher brominated diphenyl ethers, hepta-, octa-, or nonabromodiphenyl ether, impairs spontaneous behavior and learning and memory functions of adult mice

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 211-218

  Viberg, Henrik ^a   Johansson, Niclas ^a   Fredriksson, Anders ^a   Eriksson, Johan ^b   Marsh, Göran ^b   Eriksson, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Habituation; Learning and memory; Morris water maze test; Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Spontaneous neonatal behavior

Indexed keywords

2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6 HEPTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6 NONABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6 OCTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXPOSURE; HABITUATION; HYPERACTIVITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ETHERS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

TETRA;

EID: 33745598527     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj196     Document Type: Article

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