Comparison of neurobehavioral and biochemical effects in rats exposed to dusts from copper smelter plant at different locations

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1000-1011

  Halatek, Tadeusz ^a   Lutz, Piotr ^a   Stetkiewicz, Jan ^a   Krajnow, Aleksander ^a   Wieczorek, Edyta ^a   Swiercz, Radoslaw ^a   Szymczak, Maria ^b   Wasowicz, Wojciech ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clara cell protein; Copper smelter; Dust; Metals; Neurobehavioral effects; Rats

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROTEINS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COPPER SMELTER PLANT; NEUROBEHAVIORAL EFFECTS; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS;

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COPPER SMELTING; HEAVY METALS; METALS; PROTEINS; RATS;

DUST;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CHOLINESTERASE; CLARA CELL PROTEIN; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; HYALURONIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEAD; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLARA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER SMELTER PLANT; DUST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FURNACE; HOT PLATE TEST; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM MEMORY; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG WEIGHT; METAL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; METALS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; UTEROGLOBIN;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84876245369     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.773198     Document Type: Article

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