Methylmercury inhibits cysteine uptake in cultured primary astrocytes, but not in neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 914, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 159-165

  Shanker, Gouri ^a   Allen, Jeffrey W ^a   Mutkus, Lysette A ^a   Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cysteine; Glutathione; In vitro; Methlmercury; Neurons; Transport

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; METHYLMERCURY; SERINE; SODIUM;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASPARTIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYSTEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; FETUS; GLUTATHIONE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERINE; SODIUM;

EID: 0035964767     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02791-3     Document Type: Article

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