Effects of methylmercury on the microvasculature of the developing brain

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 849-857

  Bertossi, M ^a   Girolamo, F ^b   Errede, M ^b   Virgintino, D ^b   Elia, G ^c   Ambrosi, L ^a   Roncali, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Blood brain barrier; Cerebellum; Development; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBELLUM; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EXPOSURE; KIDNEY; LIVER; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPIL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHICK EMBRYO; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PURKINJE CELLS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; EPICOCCUM;

EID: 3543040695     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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