Differential accumulation levels in the brain of rats exposed to the endocrine disruptor 4-tert-octylphenol (OP)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 198-204

  Bianco, M ^a,b   Mita, L ^a,b   Portaccio, M ^a,b   Diano, N ^a,b   Sica, V ^a,b   De Luca, B ^a,b   Mita, D G ^a,b,c   Carratelli, C Romano ^b   Viggiano, E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

4 tert Octylphenol; Brain; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental pollution

Indexed keywords

4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; GROOMING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GROOMING; GROWTH; MALE; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 78650206805     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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