The consequences of methylmercury exposure on interactive functions between astrocytes and neurons

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 755-759

  Allen, Jeffrey W ^a   Shankerl, Gouri ^a   Tan, Kim H ^b   Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Cystine; Glutamate; Glutathione; Methylmercury; Transport

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CATALASE; CYSTINE; FREE RADICAL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYLMERCURY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ASTROCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEURONS;

EID: 0036905468     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(01)00076-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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