ZnCl2 exposure protects against behavioral and acetylcholinesterase changes induced by HgCl2

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 459-468

  Franciscato, C ^a   Goulart, F R ^a   Lovatto, N M ^a   Duarte, F A ^a   Flores, E M M ^a   Dressler, V L ^a   Peixoto, N C ^a   Pereira, M E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Behavioral performance; Mercury; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; ZINC CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MERCURIALISM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRUM; CHLORIDES; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67349166957     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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