Browsing by Author "Lausund, Per"

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Behavioral changes following PCB 153 exposure in the Spontaneously Hypertensive rat - an animal model of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder

Johansen, Espen Borgå; Fonnum, Frode; Lausund, Per; Walaas, S. Ivar; Bærland, Nora Elise; Wøien, Grete; Sagvolden, Terje (2014)

Background Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder affecting 3-5% of children. Although ADHD is highly heritable, environmental factors like exposure during early development to various ...
Postnatal exposure to PCB 153 and PCB 180, but not to PCB 52, produces changes in measures of attention, activity level and impulsivity in outbred male Wistar Kyoto rats

Johansen, Espen Borgå; Knoff, Monica; Fonnum, Frode; Lausund, Per; Walaas, S. Ivar; Wøien, Grete; Sagvolden, Terje (2011)

Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds that bioaccumulate due to their chemical stability and lipophilic properties. Humans are prenatally exposed via trans-placental transfer, ...
Understanding the Threat of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare

Kippe, Halvor; Sellevåg, Stig Rune; Lausund, Per (2021)

Weapons of mass destruction are not merely Cold War relics. Recent years have seen the use of biological and chemical agents in the United States, Syria, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. The faltering of strategic arms ...