17β-estradiol decreases methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity in male mice

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Malagutti, Keller Samara ^a   da Silva, Aline Preve ^a   Braga, Hugo Campos ^a   Mitozo, Péricles Arruda ^a   Soares dos Santos, Adair Roberto ^a   Dafre, Alcir Luiz ^a   de Bem, Andreza Fabro ^a   Farina, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Gender; Methylmercury; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 59649086816     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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