Subchronic atrazine exposure changes defensive behaviour profile and disrupts brain acetylcholinesterase activity of zebrafish

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-69

  Schmidel, Ademir J ^a   Assmann, Karla L ^a   Werlang, Chariane C ^a   Bertoncello, Kanandra T ^a   Francescon, Francini ^a   Rambo, Cassiano L ^a   Beltrame, Gabriela M ^a   Calegari, Daiane ^a   Batista, Cibele B ^b   Blaser, Rachel E ^c   Roman Júnior, Walter A ^a   Conterato, Greicy M M ^a   Piato, Angelo L ^a   Zanatta, Leila ^a   Magro, Jacir Dal ^a   Rosemberg, Denis B ^a,d  

^a Universidade Comunitaria Regional de Chapeco   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d Inst Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Atrazine; Exploratory activity; Shoaling behaviour; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SURFACE WATER;

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; TOXICITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; HERBICIDES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84902509465     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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