Degeneration of spinal dorsal root ganglia in adult rats treated with methylmercury: Chronological observations on the cell bodies, centrally directed axons and presynaptic terminals

Neuropathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Su, Mu ^a   Kakita, Akiyoshi ^a   Wakabayashi, Koichi ^a   Yamada, Mitsunori ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a   Ikuta, Fusahiro ^a,b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Niigata University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Gracile nucleus; Methyl mercury; Rat; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL LOSS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DENSE BODY; DORSAL ROOT; DOSE RESPONSE; GRACILE NUCLEUS; INTOXICATION; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0030720293     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1997.tb00039.x     Document Type: Article

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