Uptake of methylmercury cysteine by rat erythrocytes at lower temperature

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-102

  Wu, Guang ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Cysteine; Erythrocytes; Lower temperature; Methylmercury; Rats; Uptake

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MAGNESIUM; METHIONINE; METHYLMERCURY; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE; SODIUM; TAURINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CYSTEINE; ERYTHROCYTES; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029876769     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199603)16:2<95::AID-JAT332>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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