Sensitivity of young rats to nicotine exposure: Physiological and biochemical parameters

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 242-247

  Jose A S ^a   Franciscato, C ^a   Sonego F ^b   Figueiro M ^a   Thiesen, F V ^c   Garcia, S C ^b   Pereira, M E ^a,b  

^a Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AChE; Glucose; Glycogen; Nicotine; PBG synthase; Plasma cotinine; Young rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; COTININE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; NICOTINE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ALKALOID; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RODENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER WEIGHT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LIVER; MALE; NICOTINE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 54049158504     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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