Developmental chlorpyrifos and methyl parathion exposure alters radial-arm maze performance in juvenile and adult rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132-142

  Johnson, Frank O ^a   Chambers, Janice E ^a   Nail, Carole A ^a   Givaruangsawat, Sumalee ^a   Carr, Russell L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chlorpyrifos; Developmental; Methyl parathion; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; PARATHION METHYL;

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; REFLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; METHYL PARATHION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 65549114150     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp053     Document Type: Article

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