Bioaccumulation and behavioral effects of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in perinatally exposed mice

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-404

  Ta, Tram Anh ^a   Koenig, Claire M ^a   Golub, Mari S ^a   Pessah, Isaac N ^a   Qi, Lihong ^a,b   Aronov, Pavel A ^a   Berman, Robert F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BDE 47; Behavior; Flame retardant; Hippocampus; Neurotoxicity; Polybrominated diphenyl ether

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN LEVEL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; LACTATION; LIVER LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MATING; MAZE TEST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79957850643     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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