Effects of successive intrastriatal methylmercury administrations on dopaminergic system

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-177

  Faro, L R F ^a   Duran R ^b   Do Nascimento, J L M ^a   Perez Vences, D ^b   Alfonso, M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dopamine; HPLC; Methylmercury; Microdialysis; Striatum

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY;

METHYLMERCURY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0038368158     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00127-6     Document Type: Article

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