Neurotoxicological interactions of a five-pesticide mixture in preweanling rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 235-245

  Moser, Virginia C ^a   Simmons, Jane Ellen ^a   Gennings, Chris ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acephate; Age susceptibility; Chlorpyrifos; Cumulative risk; Diazinon; Dimethoate; Malathion; Mixtures; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; MALATHION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASES; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; WEANING;

EID: 33745617666     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj189     Document Type: Article

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