Developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls or methylmercury, but not to its combination, impairs the glutamate-nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway and learning in 3-month-old rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1408-1416

  Piedrafita, B ^a   Erceg, S ^a   Cauli, O ^a   Felipo, V ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

cognitive function; cyclic GMP; methylmercury; nitric oxide; NMDA receptors; PCBs

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; CYCLIC GMP; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYCLIC GMP; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAZE LEARNING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICRODIALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 45849119050     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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