beta,beta'-Iminodipropionitrile toxicity in normal and congenitally neurofilament-deficient Japanese quails.

doi:10.1007/BF00294295

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beta,beta'-Iminodipropionitrile toxicity in normal and congenitally neurofilament-deficient Japanese quails.

Acta neuropathologica - 1 Jan 1993

Mitsuishi K, Takahashi A, Mizutani M, Ochiai K, Itakura C

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Morphological effects of a neurotoxin, beta,beta'-iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) were analyzed in normal and congenitally neurofilament (NF)-deficient Japanese quails. These quails (6 weeks old) were injected intraperitoneally with IDPN (0.2 g/kg body weight) three times every 3 days. They were necr...

Topics

Animals
Axons
Coturnix
Microscopy, Electron
Motor Neurons
Mutation
Neurofilament Proteins
Neurotoxins
Nitriles
Organelles
Spinal Cord

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