Distribution of benzo[a]pyrene in discrete regions of rat brain tissue using light microscopic autoradiography and gamma counting

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1309-1317

  Yan, Tang ^a   Chengzhi, Chen ^b   Haiyan, Yuan ^c   Baijie, Tu ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Jiulongpo District Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

B a p; Brain distribution; Gamma counting; Light microscopic autoradiography

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; BENZO [A] PYRENE; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISCRETE REGIONS; GAMMA-COUNTING; MALE RATS; RAT BRAIN; RAT BRAIN TISSUE; STRIATUM;

RATS; SILVER;

RADIOGRAPHY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BLOOD; BRAIN; MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RODENT;

RATTUS;

EID: 77954998036     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240903503898     Document Type: Article

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