Exposure to methamidophos at adulthood adversely affects serotonergic biomarkers in the mouse brain

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 718-724

  Lima, Carla S ^a   Nunes Freitas, André L ^a   Ribeiro Carvalho, Anderson ^a,c   Filgueiras, Cláudio C ^a   Manhães, Alex C ^a   Meyer, Armando ^b   Abreu Villaça, Yael ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Mood disorders; Organophosphate; Serotonergic system; Serotonin; Systemic toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHAMIDOPHOS; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DOWN-REGULATION; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MICE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

MUS;

EID: 80055076173     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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