title: Hexachlorocyclohexane-induced behavioural and neurochemical changes in rat.
abstract: Effect of chronic oral exposure (10 and 20 mg kg(-1) body wt. for 7, 15 and 30 days) to hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) on open-field behaviour and activities of cerebral Na+,K+-ATPase, Mg2+-ATPase and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) of rat was evaluated. Motor and grooming activities were altered, whereas vertical exploratory activity was unaffected by HCH. Activities of Na+,K+-ATPase, Mg2+-ATPase and AChE were inhibited significantly by the pesticide. The results suggest that HCH induces impairment of the enzymes involved in synaptic activity, resulting in behavioural alterations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, S.V.M. College, Jagatsinghpur, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Chainy
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000633:toxicity*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors