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Neurobehavioural and biochemical responses associated with exposure to binary waterborne mixtures of zinc and nickel in rats
- Source :
- Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 73:103294
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Environmental and occupational exposure to metal mixtures due to various geogenic and anthropogenic activities poses a health threat to exposed organisms. The outcome of systemic interactions of metals is a topical area of research because it may cause either synergistic or antagonistic effect. The present study investigated the impact of co-exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of waterborne nickel (75 and 150 μg NiCl 2 L−1) and zinc (100 and 200 μg ZnCl2 L−1) mixtures on neurobehavioural performance of rats. Locomotor, motor and exploratory activities were evaluated using video-tracking software during trial in a novel arena and thereafter, biochemical and histological analyses were performed using the cerebrum, cerebellum and liver. Results indicated that zinc significantly (p
- Subjects :
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
chemistry.chemical_element
Caspase 3
Zinc
010501 environmental sciences
Pharmacology
Toxicology
01 natural sciences
Antioxidants
03 medical and health sciences
Chemical mixtures
Nickel
medicine
Animals
030304 developmental biology
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
0303 health sciences
Behavior, Animal
Cerebrum
General Medicine
Rats
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Lipid Peroxidation
Occupational exposure
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13826689
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....87bcc0065dc7d8ee7d3e7a1a86b334b4