Methylmercury alters the in vitro uptake of glutamate in GLAST- and GLT-1-transfected mutant CHO-K1 cells

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-245

  Mutkus, Lysette ^a   Aschner, Judy L ^b   Syversen, Tore ^c   Aschner, Michael ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

GLAST; GLT 1; Glutamate transport; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; GLUTAMATES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUTATION; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM; TIME FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 27844497048     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:107:3:231     Document Type: Article

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