Neurotoxic mechanisms of fish-borne methylmercury

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-104

  Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish transport; Metallothionein; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; EXPOSURE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0036314529     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(02)00028-5     Document Type: Article

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