Cystine alters the renal and hepatic disposition of inorganic mercury and plasma thiol status

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-97

  Zalups, Rudolfs K ^a   Lash, Lawrence H ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid transproters; Cystine; Hg transport; Kidney; Molecular mimicry; Proximal tubule

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; CYSTINE; KIDNEY TUBULES; LIVER; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33744986054     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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