Effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to a low dose of bisphenol A on behavior and memory in rats

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Gonçalves, Carjone Rosa ^a,b   Cunha, Raquel Wigg ^a   Barros, Daniela Marti ^a,b   Martínez, Pablo Elías ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b Fisiologia Animal Comparada FURG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruptors; Rat

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LATENT PERIOD; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77955424977     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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