The synergistic effect of benzo[a]pyrene and lead on learning and memory of mice

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 387-395

  Youbin, Qi ^a   Chengzhi, Chen ^a   Yan, Tang ^b   Xuejun, Jiang ^c   Chongying, Qiu ^a   Bin, Peng ^a   Baijie, Tu ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; hippocampus; lead; learning and memory deficit; Morris water maze; synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD ACETATE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPATIAL LEARNING;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEAD; LEARNING AND MEMORY DEFICIT; MORRIS WATER MAZE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84878263213     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711433932     Document Type: Article

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