[Behavioral activity of white rats under inhalation of metallic mercury].
Prolonged inhalation of metallic mercury vapors by white rats appeared to result in toxic encephalopathy manifesting in disorders of orientative and investigatory, emotional behavior - increased anxiety, aggressiveness, negative e motionalism, higher locomotion activity. Throughout the experiment the animals had increased aggressiveness and muscular tone.
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D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000633:toxicity*; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000523:psychology*; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D008628:Mercury