Comparison of the effects of enriched uranium and 137-cesium on the behaviour of rats after chronic exposure

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-104

  Houpert, P ^a,c   Bizot, J C ^b   Bussy, C ^a   Dhieux, B ^a   Lestaevel, P ^a   Gourmelon, P ^a   Paquet, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Key Obs SA   (France)

^c Direction de la Radioprotection de L'homme   (France)

Author keywords

137 cesium; Behavioral effect; Chronic exposure; Enriched uranium; Rat

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; DRINKING WATER; URANIUM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RECOGNITION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DRINKING; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; URANIUM;

RATTUS;

EID: 33847032900     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000601121124     Document Type: Article

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