Behavioral Toxicity of Lead - A Pharmacological Analysis

Cory-Slechta, Deborah A.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 3R01ES005017-06S1
• Application #: 2153908
• Study Section: Toxicology Subcommittee 2 (TOX)
• Project Start: 1995-07-01
• Project End: 1996-06-30
• Budget Start: 1995-07-01
• Budget End: 1996-06-30
• Support Year: 6
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Rochester
• Department: Public Health & Prev Medicine
• Type: Schools of Dentistry
• DUNS #: 208469486
• City: Rochester
• State: NY
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 14627

Publications

Rossi-George, A; Virgolini, M B; Weston, D et al. (2011) Interactions of lifetime lead exposure and stress: behavioral, neurochemical and HPA axis effects. Neurotoxicology 32:83-99

Cory-Slechta, D A; Virgolini, M B; Rossi-George, A et al. (2009) Experimental manipulations blunt time-induced changes in brain monoamine levels and completely reverse stress, but not Pb+/-stress-related modifications to these trajectories. Behav Brain Res 205:76-87

Rossi-George, A; Virgolini, M B; Weston, D et al. (2009) Alterations in glucocorticoid negative feedback following maternal Pb, prenatal stress and the combination: a potential biological unifying mechanism for their corresponding disease profiles. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 234:117-27

Widzowski, D V; Cory-Slechta, D A (1994) Homogeneity of regional brain lead concentrations. Neurotoxicology 15:295-307

Widzowski, D V; Cory-Slechta, D A (1993) Apparent mediation of the stimulus properties of a low dose of quinpirole by dopaminergic autoreceptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 266:526-34