Decreased learning ability and low hippocampus glutamate in offspring rats exposed to fluoride and lead

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 254-258

  Niu, Ruiyan ^a   Sun, Zilong ^a   Cheng, Zhantao ^a   Li, Zhigang ^a   Wang, Jundong ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ALT; AST; Fluoride; GAD; Glutamate; Lead; Learning ability; Offspring rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; WEANING;

RATTUS;

EID: 67650272416     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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