Inhibition of calcium transport by mercury salts in rat cerebellum and cerebral cortex in vitro

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-330

  Yallapragada, P R ^a,b   Rajanna, S ^c   Fail, S ^a   Rajanna, B ^c  

^a Selma University   (United States)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

45Ca uptake; Ca2+ ATPase; Calcium pump; Cerebellum; Cerebral cortex; Mercury; Methylmercury; Microsomes; Synaptic plasma membranes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICROSOMES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029742737     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199607)16:4<325::AID-JAT358>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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