Methyl mercury exposure during post-natal brain growth alters behavioral response to SCH 23390 in young rats

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 256-262

  Pereira, M E ^a   Morsch, V M ^a   Christofari, R S ^a   Rocha, J B T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84984537195     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900974     Document Type: Article

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