Perinatal co-exposure to methylmercury and PCB153 or PCB126 in rats alters the cerebral cholinergic muscarinic receptors at weaning and puberty

Toxicology

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-48

  Coccini, Teresa ^a   Roda, Elisa ^b   Castoldi, Anna F ^a   Goldoni, Matteo ^c   Poli, Diana ^c   Bernocchi, Graziella ^b   Manzo, Luigi ^a,b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2,2 ,4,4 ,5,5 Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB153); 3,4,5,3 ,4 Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB126); Cerebellum; Cerebral cortex; Developmental neurotoxicity; MeHg

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; BRAIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; METHYLMERCURY; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYSTEM; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HAIR LOSS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; WEANING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PURKINJE CELLS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRITIUM; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 34447629051     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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