Methylmercury inhibits differentiation of rat neural stem cells via Notch signalling

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-343

  Tamm, Christoffer ^a   Duckworth, Joshua K ^a   Hermanson, Ola ^a   Ceccatelli, Sandra ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CSL CBF1, Su(H), Lag1 ; Developmental neurotoxicity; Methylmercury; Neuronal differentiation; Notch; Progenitor cells

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; DRUG INHIBITION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIPEPTIDES; FEMALE; MANGANESE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TELENCEPHALON; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 40049084803     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f50ca4     Document Type: Article

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