Metallothionein, zinc, and mercury levels in tissues of young rats exposed to zinc and subsequently to mercury

Life Sciences

Volumn 81, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1264-1271

  Peixoto, N C ^a,b   Serafim, M A ^c   Flores, E M M ^b   Bebianno, M J ^c   Pereira, M E ^a,b  

^a Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mammals; Mercury; Metallothionein; Metals; Rats; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METALLOTHIONEIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 35148892202     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.08.038     Document Type: Article

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