Fluoride and Arsenic Exposure Impairs Learning and Memory and Decreases mGluR5 Expression in the Hippocampus and Cortex in Rats

Shoufang Jiang; Jing Su; Sanqiao Yao; Yanshu Zhang; Fuyuan Cao; Fei Wang; Huihui Wang; Jun Li; Shuhua Xi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096041

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Fluoride and Arsenic Exposure Impairs Learning and Memory and Decreases mGluR5 Expression in the Hippocampus and Cortex in Rats

Shoufang Jiang,

Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Liaoning Provincial Key Lab of Arsenic Biological Effect and Poisoning, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P. R. China, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, P. R. China
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Jing Su,

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, P. R. China
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Sanqiao Yao,

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, P. R. China
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Yanshu Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, P. R. China
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Fuyuan Cao,

Affiliation Laboratory Animal Center, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, P. R. China
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Fei Wang,

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Liaoning Provincial Key Lab of Arsenic Biological Effect and Poisoning, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P. R. China
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Huihui Wang,

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Liaoning Provincial Key Lab of Arsenic Biological Effect and Poisoning, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P. R. China
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Jun Li,

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, P. R. China
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Shuhua Xi

* E-mail: shxi@mail.cmu.edu.cn

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Liaoning Provincial Key Lab of Arsenic Biological Effect and Poisoning, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P. R. China
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Fluoride and Arsenic Exposure Impairs Learning and Memory and Decreases mGluR5 Expression in the Hippocampus and Cortex in Rats

Shoufang Jiang,
Jing Su,
Sanqiao Yao,
Yanshu Zhang,
Fuyuan Cao,
Fei Wang,
Huihui Wang,
Jun Li,
Shuhua Xi

Published: April 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096041

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