Neurobehavioral alterations in rats exposed to acrylonitrile in drinking water

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Rongzhu, Lu ^a   Suhua, W ^a   Guangwei, X ^a   Fangan, H ^b   Ziqiang, C ^c   Fusheng, J ^c   Kacew, S ^d  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhenjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile; Learning and memory; Neurobehavioral functions; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACRYLONITRILE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARCINOGENS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOCYANATES; WATER;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33947429114     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107070563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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