Effects of sodium selenite on methylmercury-induced cell death and on mercury accumulation in rat cerebellar neurons in primary culture

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 779-784

  Sakaue, M ^a   Adachi, T ^b   Okazaki, M ^a   Nakamura, H ^a   Mori, N ^a   Hara, S ^c   Sakabe, K ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CEREBELLUM; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; CHEMOPREVENTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM SELENITE;

EID: 33845687625     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-1131-7     Document Type: Article

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