Kinetic behavior as a determinant of benzo(a)pyrene-caused neurobehavioral toxicity in F-344 rats

Research Communications in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Saunders, Crystal R ^a   Shockley, Dolores C ^a   Ramesh, Aramandla ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene; Cerebellum; Cortex; Hippocampus; Metabolite concentrations; Motor activity; Neurotoxicity; Plasma; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Striatum; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; BENZO[A]PYRENE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DETOXIFICATION; FEEDING; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METABOLITE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 4043152124     PISSN: 10871101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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