Neurobehavioral effects of acute exposure to four solvents: Meta-analyses

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 296-305

  Benignus, Vernon A ^a,b   Bushnell, Philip J ^a   Boyes, William K ^a   Eklund, Chris ^a   Kenyon, Elaina M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute nervous system; Toxicity; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN SOLVENT CONCENTRATON; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MOTIVATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; RATS; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHANES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

RATTUS;

EID: 66149144318     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp063     Document Type: Article

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