Acute administration of toluene affects memory retention in novel object recognition test and memory function-related gene expression in mice

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 300-304

  Win Shwe, Tin Tin ^a   Fujimaki, Hidekazu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Memory retention; Mice; NMDA receptor; Object recognition test; Toluene

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; TOLUENE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TOLUENE;

MUS;

EID: 84857440278     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1693     Document Type: Article

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