Isozyme selective induction of mouse pulmonary superoxide dismutase by the exposure to mercury vapor

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-37

  Shimojo, Nobuhiro ^a   Kumagai, Yoshito ^a   Homma Takeda, Shino ^a   Shinyashiki, Masaru ^a   Takasawa, Naoya ^b   Kushida, Kazuki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b University of Tsukuba   (Japan)

^c SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Induction; Lung; Mercury vapor; Mouse; Oxidative stress; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ISOENZYME; MERCURY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LUNG; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030586922     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1382-6689(96)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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