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

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 1999 Aug;63(2):256-62. doi: 10.1007/s001289900974.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Behavior, Animal / drug effects*
  • Behavior, Animal / physiology
  • Benzazepines / pharmacology*
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Brain / drug effects*
  • Brain / growth & development
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Catalepsy / chemically induced
  • Catalepsy / psychology
  • Dopamine Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Exploratory Behavior / drug effects
  • Exploratory Behavior / physiology
  • Female
  • Locomotion / drug effects
  • Locomotion / physiology
  • Male
  • Mercury / metabolism
  • Methylmercury Compounds / metabolism
  • Methylmercury Compounds / toxicity*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Benzazepines
  • Dopamine Antagonists
  • Methylmercury Compounds
  • Mercury