Delayed acquisition of neonatal reflexes in newborn primates receiving A thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccine: Influence of gestational age and birth weight

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 1298-1313

  Hewitson, Laura ^a,b   Houser, Lisa A ^a   Stott, Carol ^c   Sackett, Gene ^d   Tomko, Jaime L ^a   Atwood, David ^e   Blue, Lisa ^e   White, E Railey ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Thoughtful House Center for Children   (United States)

^c BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOMERSAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY ORIENT REFLEX; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLASP FOOT REFLEX; CLASP HAND REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRASP FOOT REFLEX; GRASP HAND REFLEX; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REFLEX; RHESUS MONKEY; ROOT REFLEX; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SNOUT REFLEX; STARTLE REFLEX; SUCKING REFLEX; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VISUAL FOLLOWING REFLEX; VISUAL ORIENT REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFLEX; THIMEROSAL;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77955609201     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2010.484709     Document Type: Article

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