Effects of mercury on neurochemical receptor-binding characteristics in wild mink

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1444-1450

  Basu, Niladri ^a,b   Klenavic, Kate ^c   Gamberg, Mary ^d   O'Brien, Mike ^e,f   Evans, Doug ^c   Scheuhammer, Anton M ^g   Hing, Man Chan ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Gamberg Consulting   (Canada)

^e NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^f ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Mercury; Mink; Neurotoxicology; Wildlife toxicology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; ECOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); NEUROLOGY; TISSUE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; MINK; NEUROCHEMICAL RECEPTORS; PISCIVOROUS WILDLIFE;

TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOPAMINE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN TISSUE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MINK; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 18844444514     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-048R.1     Document Type: Article

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