Neurotoxic action of inorganic mercury injected in the intraventricular space of mouse cerebrum

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 767-771

  Yasutake, Akira ^a   Marumoto, Masumi ^a   Yoshida, Minoru ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^b Hachinohe University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; Inorganic Hg; Intraventricular injection; Mice

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND; MERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOGENATE; INJECTION; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; VAPOR;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77958075445     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.35.767     Document Type: Article

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