Atrophy of large myelinated motor axons and declining muscle grip strength following mercury vapor inhalation in mice

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-69

  Stankovic, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MERCURIALISM; MOTOR UNIT; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; AXONS; FEMALE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MERCURY; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 28844478926     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370500282902     Document Type: Article

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