Methylmercury alters glutamate transport in astrocytes

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 199-206

  Aschner, Michael ^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

Astrocyte; Glutamate; Metallothionein; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHYLMERCURY;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ASTROCYTE; CYTOTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0034256934     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(00)00023-1     Document Type: Article

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