Effects of low-level inhalation exposure to cyclosarin on learned behaviors in Sprague-Dawley rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2167-2180

  Genovese, Raymond F ^a   Benton, Bernard J ^b   Shippee, Sara J ^a   Jakubowski, Edward M ^b   Bonnell, Jessica C ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE; CYCLOSARIN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; METABOLISM; MIOSIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MIOSIS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33750711054     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390600748153     Document Type: Article

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