Brain monoaminergic neurotransmission parameters in weanling rats after perinatal exposure to methylmercury and 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB153)

Brain Research

Volumn 1112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Castoldi, Anna F ^a   Blandini, Fabio ^b   Randine, Giovanna ^a   Samuele, Alberta ^b   Manzo, Luigi ^a,c   Coccini, Teresa ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Food contaminant; Monoamine oxidase; Neurotoxicity; Polychlorobiphenyls; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY; SEROTONIN;

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33748417695     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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