Cipura paludosa extract prevents methyl mercury-induced neurotoxicity in mice

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-131

  Lucena, Greice M R De S ^b   Franco, Jeferson Luis ^a   Ribas, Camila Mafalda ^a,b   Azevedo, Mariângela S ^b   Meotti, Flávia Carla ^a   Gadotti, Vinicius M ^a   Dafre, Alcir Luiz ^a   Santos, Adair R S ^a   Farina, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPURA PALUDOSA EXTRACT; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METHYLMERCURY; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAROD TEST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; IRIDACEAE; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

ANIMALIA; CIPURA; IRIDACEAE; MUS;

EID: 34447651004     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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