Mercury distribution and renal metallothionein induction after subchronic oral exposure in rats

BioMetals

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-220

  Morcillo, Miguel Ángel ^a   Santamaria, Jesús ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Kidney; Mercury; Metallothionein; Oral exposure

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY 203; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ISOTOPE LABELING; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; WHOLE BODY AUTORADIOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030018305     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00817918     Document Type: Article

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