Accumulation of methylmercury or polychlorinated biphenyls in in vitro models of rat neuronal tissue

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-187

  Meacham, C A ^a   Freudenrich, T M ^a   Anderson, W L ^a   Sui, L ^b   Lyons Darden, T ^a   Barone Jr , S ^a   Gilbert, M E ^a   Mundy, W R ^a   Shafer, T J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b National Research Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental; In vitro; Metals; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicity; PCBs

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPOPHILICITY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROCLOR 1254; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOCORTEX; PC12 CELLS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18944404429     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.08.024     Document Type: Article

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