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Long-term changes in brain cholinergic system and behavior in rats following gestational exposure to lead: protective effect of calcium supplement

Interdisciplinary Toxicology
Volume 8 (2015): Issue 4 (December 2015)
By: Chand D. Basha and  Rajarami G. Reddy  
Open Access
|Mar 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/intox-2015-0025 | Journal eISSN: 1337-9569 | Journal ISSN: 1337-6853
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Language: English
Page range: 159 - 168
Submitted on: Jun 15, 2015
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Accepted on: Dec 17, 2015
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Published on: Mar 7, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
lead toxicity,
calcium supplementation,
long-term effects,
cholinergic system,
behavior,
blood Pb levels
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Pharmacology, toxicology

© 2016 Chand D. Basha, Rajarami G. Reddy, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
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