Oxidative damage to nucleic acids in motor neurons containing mercury

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Pamphlett, Roger ^a   Slater, Michael ^a   Thomas, Siân ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; DNA; Free radicals; Inorganic mercury; Motor neurons; Oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MERCURIALISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AVIDIN; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MERCURY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOTOR NEURONS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032516867     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00161-0     Document Type: Article

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