The Caenorhabiditis elegans model as a reliable tool in neurotoxicology

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-243

  Avila, Daiana ^a   Helmcke, Kirsten ^a   Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; metals; neurodegenerative diseases; toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE; ROTENONE; SILVER; URANIUM; ZINC;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TOXICOGENETICS;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; METALS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PESTICIDES; TOXICITY TESTS; XENOBIOTICS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84861016300     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110392084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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