Methylmercury retards the repair of wounded monolayer of human brain microvascular endothelial cells by inhibiting their proliferation without nonspecific cell damage

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 450-456

  Hirooka, Takashi ^a   Fujiwara, Yasuyuki ^a   Yamamoto, Chika ^a   Yasutake, Akira ^b   Kaji, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Endothelial cell; Methylmercury; Microvascular; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLMERCURY; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TOXICITY; CELL COUNT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547558887     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.53.450     Document Type: Article

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