A review of potential neurotoxic mechanisms among three chlorinated organic solvents

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-126

  Bale, Ambuja S ^a   Barone, Stan ^a   Scott, Cheryl Siegel ^a   Cooper, Glinda S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Dichloromethane; Neurotoxicity; Perchloroethylene; Solvent; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BALANCE DISORDER; BRAIN; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COGNITION; HUMAN; LIPID BILAYER; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SLEEP; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VISION, OCULAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960843382     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.05.008     Document Type: Review

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