Effects of mercury intoxication on the response of horizontal cells of the retina of thraira fish (Hoplias malabaricus)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 987-995

  Tanan, C L ^a   Ventura, D F ^a   de Souza, J M ^a   Grotzner, S R ^b   Mela, M ^b   Gouveia, A ^c   Oliveira Rabeiro, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Hoplias malabaricus; Horizontal cells; Methyl mercury; Retina

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; MERCURIALISM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ASTYANAX; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS;

EID: 33746345629     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000700017     Document Type: Article

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