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Goulart,E.C.; Pereira,C.A.T.; Garcia,R.C.; Giacomelli,M.B.O.; Rodrigues,A.L.S.. |
Lead has been shown to produce cognitive and motor deficits in young rats that could be mediated, at least in part, by inhibition of the zinc-containing heme biosynthetic enzyme delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase (ALA-D). In the present study we investigated the effects of lead and/or zinc treatment during the second stage of rapid postnatal brain development on brain, kidney and blood ALA-D specific activity, as well as the negative geotaxis behavior of rats. Eight-day-old Wistar rats were injected intraperitoneally with saline, lead acetate (8 mg/kg) and/or zinc chloride (2 mg/kg) daily for five consecutive days. Twenty-four hours after treatment, ALA-D activity was determined in the absence and presence of DL-dithiothreitol (DTT). The negative geotaxis... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Lead acetate; Zinc chloride; Delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase; Negative geotaxis; Postnatal brain growth. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000600014 |
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