Subchronic fluoride intake induces impairment in habituation and active avoidance tasks in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 579, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Chioca, Lea R ^a   Raupp, Inara M ^a   Da Cunha, Cláudio ^a   Losso, Estela M ^b   Andreatini, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

(Rat); Drinking water; Fluoride; Memory; Neurotoxicology

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE SODIUM; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; FLUOROSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HABITUATION; INCISOR; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOOTH DISEASE; TRAINING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 37549009200     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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