Benzyl butyl phthalate exposure impairs learning and memory and attenuates neurotransmission and CREB phosphorylation in mice

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-89

  Min, Anna ^a   Liu, Fengming ^a   Yang, Xu ^a   Chen, Mingqing ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP); CREB; Learning and memory; Neurotoxicity; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; SEROTONIN; CREB1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GLUTATHIONE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FORCED SWIM TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84903728657     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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