The toxic effects of toluene on the optokinetic nystagmus in pigmented rats

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 872-878

  Hogie, Manuela ^a   Guerbet, Michel ^a   Reber, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Inhalation; Optokinetic nystagmus; Pigmented rats; Toluene

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; EYE; MAGNETIC METHOD; PIGMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RODENT; SYMPTOM; TOLUENE;

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE POSITION; GAZE; INHALATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERTIGO; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EYE MOVEMENTS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, OPTOKINETIC; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TOLUENE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 59149107155     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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