Induction of astrocyte metallothioneins (MTs) by zinc confers resistance against the acute cytotoxic effects of methylmercury on cell swelling, Na+ uptake, and K+ release

Brain Research

Volumn 813, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 254-261

  Aschner, Michael ^a   Conklin, Dawn R ^a   Yao, Chang Ping ^a   Allen, Jeffrey W ^a   Tan, Kim H ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cell swelling; In vitro; K+; Methylmercury; Na+; Rat

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; METHYLMERCURY; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL SWELLING; CYTOTOXICITY; DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM; ZINC;

EID: 0032495227     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00947-0     Document Type: Article

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