Toxicity induced by Hg2+ on choline acetyltransferase activity from E. electricus (L.) electrocytes: The protective effect of 2,3 dimercapto-propanol (BAL)

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Nunes Tavares, Nilson ^a   Valverde, Rafael Hospodar Felippe ^a   Nunes Araújo, Glauce Maria ^a   Hassón Voloch, Aida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BAL; ChAT; Electric organ; Heavy metals; Mercury; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DIMERCAPROL; ELECTROLYTE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; THIOL GROUP; CHELATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MERCURIALISM; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; ANIMAL; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DIMERCAPROL; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHORUS; KINETICS; MERCURY POISONING;

EID: 17444430396     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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