Effects of low doses of atrazine on the neurobehavioural development of mice

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-322

  Belloni, V ^a   Alleva, E ^b   Dessi Fulgheri F ^a   Zaccaroni, M ^a   Santucci, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Atrazine; Endocrine disruptors; Mice; Neonatal behaviour; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NEONATE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RODENT; VOCALIZATION;

MUS;

EID: 38049169717     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522554     Document Type: Article

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