Neurobehavioral phenotype of C57BL/6J mice prenatally and neonatally exposed to cigarette smoke

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-45

  Amos Kroohs, Robyn M ^a,c   Williams, Michael T ^a,c   Braun, Amanda A ^a,c   Graham, Devon L ^a,c   Webb, Cynthia L ^b   Birtles, Todd S ^b   Greene, Robert M ^b   Vorhees, Charles V ^a,c   Pisano, M Michele ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cigarette smoke; Inhalation exposure; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; C57BL 6 MOUSE; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LATENT PERIOD; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPATIAL LEARNING; STARTLE REFLEX;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEAR; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REFLEX, ACOUSTIC; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84873560003     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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