Repeated exposures to low-level chlorpyrifos results in impairments in sustained attention and increased impulsivity in rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 415-424

  Middlemore Risher, M L ^a   Buccafusco, J J ^b,c   Terry, A V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase inhibitor; Chronic; Cognition; Memory; Organophosphate; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPONSE TIME;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77953026873     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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