Neurofunctional effects of developmental sodium fluoride exposure in rats

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 211-224

  Bera, I ^b   Sabatini, R ^a   Auteri, P ^c   Flace, P ^a   Sisto, G ^a   Montagnani, M ^a   Potenza, M A ^a   Marasciulo, F L ^a   Carratu, M R ^a   Coluccia, A ^a   Borracci, P ^a   Tarullo, A ^a   Cagiano, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b LUCIAN BLAGA UNIVERSITY OF SIBIU   (Romania)

^c Dept of Ophthalmology General Hospital ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural end points; Perinatal treatment; Sexual activity; Sodium fluoride; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HABITUATION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; RAT; ROTAROD TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34748901939     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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