Protective effect of melatonin on methylmercury-induced mortality in mice

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 241-246

  Kim, Choong Yong ^a,b   Nakai, Kunihiko ^a   Kameo, Satomi ^a   Kurokawa, Naoyuki ^a   Liu, Zhang Min ^a   Satoh, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Asan Institute for Life Sciences   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intoxication; Melatonin; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicity; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT DISORDER; HORMONAL THERAPY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; METAL METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RIGHTING REFLEX; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033637177     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.191.241     Document Type: Article

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