Decreased N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor levels are associated with mercury exposure in wild and captive mink

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 587-593

  Basu, Niladri ^a   Scheuhammer, Anton M ^a   Rouvinen Watt, Kirsti ^b   Grochowina, Nicole ^c   Evans, R Douglas ^c   O'Brien, Mike ^d   Chan, Hing Man ^e  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Government of Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methylmercury; Mink; NMDA receptor; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITOTOXICITY; EXPOSURE; HOMEOSTASIS; MINK; MUSTELA VISON; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HALF-LIFE; LINEAR MODELS; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MINK; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 34249748862     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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