Effects of anesthetics and terminal procedures on biochemical and hormonal measurements in polychlorinated biphenyl treated rats

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 334-347

  Desaulniers, Daniel ^a   Yagminas, A L ^a   Chu, I H ^a   Nakai, Jamie ^a  

^a Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

anesthesia; Aroclor 1254; Equithesin; interaction; isoflurane; pituitary hormones; rat; stress response

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BENZYLOXYRESORUFIN O DEALKYLASE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; EQUITHESIN; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ISOFLURANE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PENTOXYRESORUFIN DEALKYLASE; PHOSPHATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED ENZYME; UREA; URIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRESS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; GLUCOSE; LIVER; MALE; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THYROID HORMONES;

RATTUS;

EID: 79960692163     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581810397774     Document Type: Article

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