Methylmercury-cysteine uptake by rat erythrocytes: Evidence for several transport systems

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-83

  Wu, Guang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Erythrocytes; Lower temperature; Methylmercury; Rats; Transport systems; Uptake

Indexed keywords

4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; CALCIUM; COLCHICINE; CYSTEINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLUCOSE; HEXANOL; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMERCURY; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; OUABAIN; PROBENECID; VINBLASTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CALCIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEINE; ERYTHROCYTES; HALF-LIFE; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030044590     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199601)16:1<77::AID-JAT319>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Review

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