Neonatal co-exposure to low doses of an ortho-PCB (PCB 153) and methyl mercury exacerbate defective developmental neurobehavior in mice

Toxicology

Volumn 244, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 157-165

  Fischer, Celia ^a   Fredriksson, Anders ^a   Eriksson, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; Habituation; Methyl mercury; Neonatal; Neurotoxicity; PCB; PCB 153 (2,2 ,4,4 ,5,5 hexachlorobiphenyl)

Indexed keywords

LIPID EMULSION; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITUATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY;

CETACEA; MUS;

EID: 39049124662     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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