Mercury but not organochlorines inhibits muscarinic cholinergic receptor binding in the cerebrum of ringed seals ( Phoca hispida )

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1133-1143

  Basu, Niladri ^a   Kwan, Michael ^b   Man Chan, Hing ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Makivik Research Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; LINDANE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; RADIOLIGAND; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BODY BURDEN; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; IC 50; LIGAND BINDING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAL; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; TELENCEPHALON; WATER POLLUTANT;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA HISPIDA;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHOCA; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; TELENCEPHALON; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33745271374     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390500362394     Document Type: Article

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