Effects of HgCl2 on porphobilinogen-synthase (E.C. 4.2.1.24) activity and on mercury levels in rats exposed during different precocious periods of postnatal life

Cell Biology International

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1057-1062

  Peixoto, N C ^a   Kratz, C P ^a   Roza, T ^a   Morsch, V M ^a   Pereira, M E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mercuric chloride; Mercury levels; Neonate rats; PBG synthase

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; ORGAN SIZE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249309582     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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