Intermingled modulatory and neurotoxic effects of thimerosal and mercuric ions on electrophysiological responses to GABA and NMDA in hippocampal neurons

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 753-758

  Wyrembek, P ^a   Szczuraszek, K ^a   Majewska, M D ^c,d   Mozrzymas, J W ^a,b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^d CARDINAL STEFAN WYSZY SKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

GABAA receptors; Hippocampal neurons; Mercuric ions; Neurotoxicity; NMDA receptors; Patch clamp; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MERCURY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; THIOMERSAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; THIMEROSAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79251518087     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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