title: Hexavalent chromium effects on motor activity and some metabolic aspects of Wistar albino rats.
abstract: The effects of hexavalent chromium on the motor activity and some metabolic aspects of albino rats were studied. 0.07 g Cr(VI)/l administered in drinking water produced no effects on the motor activity of rats, at least over 28 days of treatment. 0.7 g Cr(VI)/l in drinking water and 2 mg Cr(VI)/kg body wt injected i.p. significantly decreased the motor activity of rats after 7 days and 1 day, respectively. The treated rats showed a metabolic disadvantage in relation to the controls. The effects caused by Cr(VI) on the motor activity in rats could be an indication of the neurotoxicity of this metal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diaz-Mayans
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laborda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nuñez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002857:Chromium / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002857:Chromium