Long-term effects of developmental exposure to low doses of PCB 126 and methylmercury

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Vitalone, Annabella ^a   Catalani, Assia ^a   Cinque, Carlo ^a   Fattori, Vittorio ^a,d   Matteucci, Patrizia ^a   Zuena, Anna Rita ^a   Costa, Lucio G ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Developmental neurotoxicity; Food contaminants; Methyl mercury; PCB 126

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; METHYLMERCURY;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77953810972     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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