Mercury in human spinal motor neurons

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 515-519

  Pamphlett, Roger ^a   Waley, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Mercury; Motor neuron disease; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MERCURY; NEUROTOXIN; PARAFFIN; SILVER NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031668389     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050927     Document Type: Article

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