Effect of lithium on developmentally relevant neuronal enzymes in embryonic chick brain

Toxicology International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-162

  Ramachandran, H ^a   Rajadhyaksha, M S ^a  

^a Sophia College   (India)

Author keywords

AChE; Embryonic chick brain; Lithium; Na+ K+ ATPase; NOS

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); LITHIUM; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 38949153891     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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