Effects of pre- and postnatal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure on emotional reactivity observed in lambs before weaning

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1396-1401

  Gutleb, Arno C ^a,d   Lilienthal, Hellmuth ^b   Erhard, Hans W ^c   Zimmer, Karin E ^a   Skaare, Janneche Utne ^a   Ropstad, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Emotional reactivity; Gender; PCB; Prenatal exposure; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

INHIBITION; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHEEP;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EWE; FEMALE; LAMB; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79958772186     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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