Methylmercury egg injections: Part 2-Pathology, neurochemistry, and behavior in the avian embryo and hatchling

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-86

  Rutkiewicz, Jennifer ^a   Bradley, Mark ^a   Mittal, Krittika ^a   Basu, Niladri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Developmental neurotoxicity; Egg injection; Mercury; Neurobehavior; Neurochemical biomarker

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; METHYLMERCURY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

BIOMARKER; BIRD; EGG; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HATCHING; METHYLMERCURY; PATHOLOGY; TOXICITY;

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; BRAIN TOXICITY; CEREBELLUM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HATCHLING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; QUAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; BRAIN; COTURNIX; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; OVUM;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84878560265     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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