Methylmercury localization in Danio rerio retina after trophic and subchronic exposure: A basis for neurotoxicology

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 448-453

  Mela, Maritana ^a   Cambier, Sebastien ^c   Mesmer Dudons, Nathalie ^c   Legeay, Alexia ^c   Grötzner, Sonia Regina ^b   de Oliveira Ribeiro, Ciro Alberto ^b   Ventura, Dora Fix ^a   Massabuau, Jean Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Autometallography; Danio rerio; Methylmercury; Neurotoxicology; Retina

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR INNER SEGMENT; PHOTORECEPTOR OUTER SEGMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77956229622     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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