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chlordecone and Action Tremor

chlordecone has been researched along with Action Tremor in 19 studies

Research Excerpts

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"The purpose of this study was to correlate the chlordecone-elicited tremor activity with alterations of brain neurotransmitters."7.67Effects of chlordecone exposure on brain neurotransmitters: possible involvement of the serotonin system in chlordecone-elicited tremor. ( Gerhart, J; Hong, JS; Tilson, HA; Uphouse, LL; Wilson, WE, 1984)
" In contrast, the induction of tremor by chlordecone, a neurotoxic agent that affects neuronal ionic processes, is significantly attenuated by pretreatment with DFMO."7.67Inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase alters neurological responsiveness to a tremorigen. ( Bondy, SC; Emerich, D; Tilson, HA, 1986)
"Pretreatment of rats with phenoxybenzamine (5 mg/kg; SC), an alpha adrenergic antagonist, decreased the peak tremor power and startle magnitude of rats subsequently given DDT (75 mg/kg; PO) or chlordecone (60 mg/kg; IP), without having a significant effect on control animals."7.67Pharmacological modification of tremor and enhanced acoustic startle by chlordecone and p,p'-DDT. ( Gallus, JA; Herr, DW; Tilson, HA, 1987)
" A single injection of tremorigenic doses of chlordecone to adult male Fischer-344 rats resulted in significant increases in MHPG concentrations in hypothalamus, brain stem, cerebellum, and caudate nucleus."7.67Effect of chlordecone (Kepone) on the rat brain concentration of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol: evidence for a possible involvement of the norepinephrine system in chlordecone-induced tremor. ( Chen, PH; Hong, JS; Karoum, F; Marbury, GD; Tilson, HA, 1985)
"Organochlorine insecticides such as DDT and chlordecone produce tremor in exposed individuals."7.67Studies on the mechanism of chlordecone-induced tremor in rats. ( Gerhart, JM; Hong, JS; Tilson, HA, 1985)
"A series of psychopharmacological agents were administered to adult male Fischer-344 rats pretreated with a tremorigenic dose of chlordecone in an attempt to elucidate the involvement of spinal and supraspinal processes in the mediation and/or expression of chlordecone-induced tremor."7.66Studies on the possible sites of chlordecone-induced tremor in rats. ( Gerhart, JM; Hong, JS; Tilson, HA, 1983)
" The onset of tremors was evident as early as 2 hr in 50 mg/kg dosed rats."5.26Acute chlordecone toxicity in rats: a relationship between tremor and ATPase activities. ( Desaiah, D; Grice, T; Jordan, JE; Mishra, SK, 1981)
"The purpose of this study was to correlate the chlordecone-elicited tremor activity with alterations of brain neurotransmitters."3.67Effects of chlordecone exposure on brain neurotransmitters: possible involvement of the serotonin system in chlordecone-elicited tremor. ( Gerhart, J; Hong, JS; Tilson, HA; Uphouse, LL; Wilson, WE, 1984)
" In contrast, the induction of tremor by chlordecone, a neurotoxic agent that affects neuronal ionic processes, is significantly attenuated by pretreatment with DFMO."3.67Inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase alters neurological responsiveness to a tremorigen. ( Bondy, SC; Emerich, D; Tilson, HA, 1986)
"Pretreatment of rats with phenoxybenzamine (5 mg/kg; SC), an alpha adrenergic antagonist, decreased the peak tremor power and startle magnitude of rats subsequently given DDT (75 mg/kg; PO) or chlordecone (60 mg/kg; IP), without having a significant effect on control animals."3.67Pharmacological modification of tremor and enhanced acoustic startle by chlordecone and p,p'-DDT. ( Gallus, JA; Herr, DW; Tilson, HA, 1987)
" A single injection of tremorigenic doses of chlordecone to adult male Fischer-344 rats resulted in significant increases in MHPG concentrations in hypothalamus, brain stem, cerebellum, and caudate nucleus."3.67Effect of chlordecone (Kepone) on the rat brain concentration of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol: evidence for a possible involvement of the norepinephrine system in chlordecone-induced tremor. ( Chen, PH; Hong, JS; Karoum, F; Marbury, GD; Tilson, HA, 1985)
"Organochlorine insecticides such as DDT and chlordecone produce tremor in exposed individuals."3.67Studies on the mechanism of chlordecone-induced tremor in rats. ( Gerhart, JM; Hong, JS; Tilson, HA, 1985)
" When challenged with harmine, a known tremorogen with putative effects on olivocerebellar pathways, chlordecone-exposed males were less responsive than vehicle-exposed littermates in a spectral analysis of movement."3.67Evaluation of long-term consequences in behavioral and/or neural function following neonatal chlordecone exposure. ( Mactutus, CF; Tilson, HA, 1985)
"A series of psychopharmacological agents were administered to adult male Fischer-344 rats pretreated with a tremorigenic dose of chlordecone in an attempt to elucidate the involvement of spinal and supraspinal processes in the mediation and/or expression of chlordecone-induced tremor."3.66Studies on the possible sites of chlordecone-induced tremor in rats. ( Gerhart, JM; Hong, JS; Tilson, HA, 1983)
"Industrial overexposure to chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, caused tremor in 76 of 148 exposed workers."3.66Chlordecone intoxication in man. I. Clinical observations. ( Houff, SA; Martinez, AJ; Selhorst, JB; Taylor, JR, 1978)
"Chlordecone (Kepone) is a polychlorinated hydrocarbon that has a low affinity for the estrogen receptor."1.29Estradiol-chlordecone (Kepone) interactions: additive effect of combinations for uterotropic and embryo implantation functions. ( Johnson, DC, 1996)
"Pretreatment with phenytoin significantly attenuated the tremor produced by p,p'-DDT but enhanced that produced by chlordecone."1.275,5-Diphenylhydantoin antagonizes neurochemical and behavioral effects of p,p'-DDT but not of chlordecone. ( Hong, JS; Hudson, PM; Tilson, HA, 1986)
" The onset of tremors was evident as early as 2 hr in 50 mg/kg dosed rats."1.26Acute chlordecone toxicity in rats: a relationship between tremor and ATPase activities. ( Desaiah, D; Grice, T; Jordan, JE; Mishra, SK, 1981)

Research

Studies (19)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199018 (94.74)18.7374
1990's1 (5.26)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Jordan, JE1
Grice, T1
Mishra, SK1
Desaiah, D1
Guzelian, PS1
Gerhart, JM3
Hong, JS6
Uphouse, LL2
Tilson, HA9
Gerhart, J1
Wilson, WE1
Johnson, DC1
Taylor, JR1
Selhorst, JB1
Houff, SA1
Martinez, AJ1
Cannon, SB1
Kimbrough, RD1
Larson, PS1
Egle, JL1
Hennigar, GR1
Lane, RW1
Borzelleca, JF1
Schumacher, JM1
Eroschenko, VP3
Phillips, DE2
Uphouse, L1
Eckols, K1
Emerich, D1
Bondy, SC1
Hudson, PM1
Herr, DW1
Gallus, JA1
Chen, PH1
Marbury, GD1
Karoum, F1
Mactutus, CF1

Reviews

1 review available for chlordecone and Action Tremor

ArticleYear
Comparative toxicology of chlordecone (Kepone) in humans and experimental animals.
    Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology, 1982, Volume: 22

    Topics: Animals; Body Weight; Carcinogens; Chlordecone; Endocrine Glands; Female; Humans; Infertility, Male;

1982

Other Studies

18 other studies available for chlordecone and Action Tremor

ArticleYear
Acute chlordecone toxicity in rats: a relationship between tremor and ATPase activities.
    Neurotoxicology, 1981, Volume: 2, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphatases; Animals; Brain; Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase; Chlordecone; Dose-Response Relation

1981
Chlordecone-induced tremor: quantification and pharmacological analysis.
    Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1982, Volume: 66, Issue:2

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Apomorphine; Chlordecone; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Harmine;

1982
Studies on the possible sites of chlordecone-induced tremor in rats.
    Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1983, Sep-30, Volume: 70, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Chlordecone; Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Drug Interactions; Insecticides; Male; Psychotropic Drugs;

1983
Effects of chlordecone exposure on brain neurotransmitters: possible involvement of the serotonin system in chlordecone-elicited tremor.
    Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1984, Volume: 73, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Animals; Body Temperature; Brain Chemistry; Chlordecone; Corpus Stri

1984
Estradiol-chlordecone (Kepone) interactions: additive effect of combinations for uterotropic and embryo implantation functions.
    Toxicology letters, 1996, Volume: 89, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Chlordecone; Drug Interactions; Embryo Implantation; Estradiol; Estrogen Antagonists; Femal

1996
Chlordecone intoxication in man. I. Clinical observations.
    Neurology, 1978, Volume: 28, Issue:7

    Topics: Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Chlordecone; Environmental Exposure; Eye Movements; Humans; Insectici

1978
Short-term chlordecone toxicity in rats including effects on reproduction, pathological organ changes, and their reversibility.
    Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1979, Mar-15, Volume: 47, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenal Glands; Animals; Body Weight; Chlordecone; Female; Insecticides; Liver; Male; Organ Size; Ra

1979
Acute, subchronic, and chronic toxicity of chlordecone.
    Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1979, Mar-30, Volume: 48, Issue:1 Pt 1

    Topics: Animals; Body Weight; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Chlordecone; Dogs; Dose-Response Relat

1979
Transmission and scanning electron microscopic study of chlordecone (Kepone) induced changes in the male mouse choroid plexus.
    Toxicology, 1985, Jun-14, Volume: 35, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Cell Membrane; Chlordecone; Choroid Plexus; Epithelium; Estradiol; Insecticides; Male; Mice

1985
Effects of the insecticide chlordecone on the ultrastructure of mouse skeletal muscle.
    Neurotoxicology, 1985,Fall, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Chlordecone; Insecticides; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mitochondria, Muscle; Muscles; Tremor

1985
Serotonin receptors in striatum after chlordecone treatment of adult female rats.
    Neurotoxicology, 1986,Spring, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Binding, Competitive; Brain Chemistry; Chlordecone; Corpus Striatum; Female; Insecticides;

1986
Inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase alters neurological responsiveness to a tremorigen.
    Brain research, 1986, Jul-30, Volume: 379, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Chlordecone; Eflornithine; Male; Ornithine; Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhib

1986
5,5-Diphenylhydantoin antagonizes neurochemical and behavioral effects of p,p'-DDT but not of chlordecone.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 1986, Volume: 47, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Brain Chemistry; Brain Stem; Caudate Nucleus; Chlordecone; DDT; Hippocampus; Hydroxyindolea

1986
Pharmacological modification of tremor and enhanced acoustic startle by chlordecone and p,p'-DDT.
    Psychopharmacology, 1987, Volume: 91, Issue:3

    Topics: Acoustic Stimulation; Animals; Calcium; Chlordecone; DDT; Injections, Intraventricular; Insecticides

1987
Effect of chlordecone (Kepone) on the rat brain concentration of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol: evidence for a possible involvement of the norepinephrine system in chlordecone-induced tremor.
    Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1985, Volume: 77, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Brain Stem; Caudate Nucleus; Cerebellum; Chlordecone; Glycols; Hypothalamus; Hypothermia; I

1985
An electron microscopic study of alterations in mouse peripheral nerve and skeletal muscle after chlordecone exposure.
    Neurotoxicology, 1985,Spring, Volume: 6, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Chlordecone; Female; Insecticides; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Microscopy, Electron; M

1985
Studies on the mechanism of chlordecone-induced tremor in rats.
    Neurotoxicology, 1985,Spring, Volume: 6, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Apomorphine; Ataxia; Chlordecone; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Harmine; Insecticides;

1985
Evaluation of long-term consequences in behavioral and/or neural function following neonatal chlordecone exposure.
    Teratology, 1985, Volume: 31, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Behavior, Animal; Body Weight; Chlordecone; Dextroamphetamine; Female; Ha

1985