Exposure to methamidophos at adulthood elicits depressive-like behavior in mice

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-478

  Lima, Carla S ^a   Ribeiro Carvalho, Anderson ^a   Filgueiras, Cláudio C ^a   Manhães, Alex C ^a   Meyer, Armando ^b   Abreu Villaça, Yael ^a  

^a Inst Biol Roberto Alcantara Gomes   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Forced swimming test; Mood disorders; Organophosphates; Systemic toxicity; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BRAIN ENZYME; DRINKING WATER; METHAMIDOPHOS;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRINKING; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 67349208493     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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