Time-course, dose-response, and age comparative sensitivity of N-methyl carbamates in rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-123

  Moser, Virginia C ^a   McDaniel, Katherine L ^a   Phillips, Pamela M ^a   Lowit, Anna B ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Age sensitivity; Motor activity; N methyl carbamates; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; FORMETANATE; METHIOCARB; METHOMYL; N METHYLCARBAMIC ACID; OXAMYL; PROPOXUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REACTIVATION; ERYTHROCYTE; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; RADIOMETRY; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77951527475     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp286     Document Type: Article

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