Effects of inorganic mercury and methylmercury on the ionic currents of cultured rat hippocampal neurons

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-288

  Szücs, Attila ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium currents; Mercury; Methylmercury; N methyl D aspartate currents; T currents

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CHANNELS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM CHANNELS; SOLUTIONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030991534     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026338217097     Document Type: Article

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