Detoxification of mercury by selenium by binding of equimolar Hg-Se complex to a specific plasma protein

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 274-280

  Yoneda, Shinji ^a   Suzuki, Kazuo T ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYLYSINE; SELENITE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT;

EID: 0030972415     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.8095     Document Type: Article

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