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EFFECTS OF CHRONIC HIGH-LEVEL MANGANESE EXPOSURE ON MALE BEHAVIOR IN THE JAPANESE QUAIL 'COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA'

Citation:

Laskey, J. AND F. Edens. EFFECTS OF CHRONIC HIGH-LEVEL MANGANESE EXPOSURE ON MALE BEHAVIOR IN THE JAPANESE QUAIL 'COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA'. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-85/062 (NTIS PB85219756).

Description:

Male Japanese quail were chronically exposed to 5000 ppm manganese (Mn) as particulate manganese oxide (Mn3O4) in their diet from hatching to 75 days of age. No decrements in growth or in other indices of general toxicity were noted. There were significant (P<.05) age-related increases in general locomotor activity in the control group, although no significant (.05

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID: 37172