Lactational exposure to inorganic mercury: Evidence of neurotoxic effects

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 360-367

  Franco, Jeferson L ^a   Braga, Hugo de Campos ^a   Nunes, Adriana K C ^a   Ribas, Camila M ^a   Stringari, James ^a   Silva, Aline P ^a   Garcia Pomblum, Solange C ^b   Moro, Ângela M ^b   Bohrer, Denise ^b   Santos, Adair R S ^a   Dafre, Alcir L ^a   Farina, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Inorganic mercury; Lactational exposure; Mercuric chloride; Motor impairment; Neurotoxicity; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; LACTATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MICE; MILK; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

MUS;

EID: 34248575157     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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