Chronic postnatal DE-71 exposure: Effects on learning, attention and thyroxine levels

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-84

  Driscoll, L L ^a   Gibson, A M ^a   Hieb, A ^a  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Inhibitory control; Learning; PBDE; Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Rats; Scopolamine; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

DE 71; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SCOPOLAMINE; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; LACTATION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BODY WEIGHT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SCOPOLAMINE; THYROXINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 61849172990     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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