Induction of metallothionein in mouse cerebellum and cerebrum with low-dose thimerosal injection

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-152

  Minami, Takeshi ^a   Miyata, Eriko ^a   Sakamoto, Yamato ^a   Yamazaki, Hideo ^a   Ichida, Seiji ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capillary zone electrophoresis; Cerebellum; Cerebrum; Ethyl mercury; Metallothionein; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; METALLOTHIONEIN III; THIOMERSAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RNA, MESSENGER; THIMEROSAL; TIME FACTORS;

MUS;

EID: 77952236159     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-009-9124-z     Document Type: Article

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