Mammalian wildlife as complementary models in environmental neurotoxicology

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-119

  Basu, Niladri ^a   Head, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate models; Neurotoxicology; Review; Sentinels; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; METHYLMERCURY; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MERCURIALISM; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICOKINETICS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MAMMALS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; WILDERNESS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 73649107639     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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