Downregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA in adult rat brain after acute administration of methylmercury

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-233

  Andersson, Helema ^a   Lindqvist, Eva ^a   Olson, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Hippocampus; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicity; Neurotrophin 3

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030759944     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815126     Document Type: Article

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