Subchronic exposure to low-doses of the nerve agent VX: Physiological, behavioral, histopathological and neurochemical studies

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Bloch Shilderman, Eugenia ^a   Rabinovitz, Ishai ^a   Egoz, Inbal ^a   Raveh, Lily ^a   Allon, Nahum ^a   Grauer, Ettie ^a   Gilat, Eran ^a   Weissman, Ben Avi ^a  

^a ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzet pumps; Behavioral tests; Cholinesterase activity; Low dose; Organophosphate; VAMP; VX

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; OXOTREMORINE; SYNAPTOBREVIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG IMPLANTS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXOTREMORINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 48449092587     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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