γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase and L-Cysteine regulate methylmercury uptake by HepG2 cells, a human hepatoma cell line

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-78

  Wang, W ^a   Clarkson, T W ^a   Ballatori, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid transporters; Glutathione; L cysteine; Methylmercury; glutamyl transpeptidase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; LEUCINE; MERCURY 203; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY; TRITIUM;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MERCURIALISM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXICOKINETICS;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0034306389     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.9018     Document Type: Article

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