Neonatal exposure to deca-brominated diphenyl ether (PBDE 209) causes dose-response changes in spontaneous behaviour and cholinergic susceptibility in adult mice

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 911-919

  Johansson, N ^a   Viberg, H ^a   Fredriksson, A ^a   Eriksson, P ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Deca brominated diphenyl ether; Flame retardant; Neonatal; PBDE 209; Spontaneous behaviour

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITUATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PREGNANCY;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 56249084889     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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