Behavioral Effects of Lead and Toxocara canis in Mice
- 3 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 213 (4512) , 1142-1144
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7268424
Abstract
Adult mice were administered the common parasite Toxocara canis or lead or both. The parasite clearly altered mouse performance on tests of exploration, activity, learning, and motor coordination; behavioral effects in mice receiving lead alone were less general. Consequence of Toxocara administration appeared attenuated in animals receiving both agents. Parasite larvae were found in the central nervous system in all infected mice.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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