Neurotoxicity of neem commercial formulation (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1276-1282

  Bernardi, M M ^a   Dias, S G ^a   Barbosa, V E ^a  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dark light task; Fish; General activity; Learning and memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CLIMBING; FREEZING; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MEMORY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREMOR; ZEBRA FISH;

ANXIETY; DARK/LIGHT TASK; FISH; GENERAL ACTIVITY; LEARNING AND MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; AZADIRACHTA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; GLYCERIDES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TERPENES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84887219569     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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