Motor neuron uptake of low dose inorganic mercury

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-67

  Pamphlett, Roger ^a   Waley, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Inorganic mercury; Motor neuron; Motor neuron disease; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030071032     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00258-4     Document Type: Article

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