Methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity and apoptosis

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-308

  Ceccatelli, S ^a   Dare E ^a   Moors, M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell death; In vitro; Methylmercury; Neural stem cells; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CALCIUM; CALPAIN; CASPASE; CATHEPSIN; CYTOCHROME C; GLUTATHIONE; METHYLMERCURY; PROTEIN BAX; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM; THIOL GROUP; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

APOPTOSIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DAMAGE; CEREBELLUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DEMETHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCRETION; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYSOSOME; MINAMATA DISEASE; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; TOXICOKINETICS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77956458798     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.04.007     Document Type: Review

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