Delayed biochemical changes induced by mercury intoxication are prevented by zinc pre-exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 480-486

  Franciscato, C ^a   Moraes Silva, L ^a   Duarte, F A ^a   Oliveira, C S ^a   Ineu, R P ^a   Flores, E M M ^a   Dressler, V L ^a   Peixoto, N C ^a   Pereira, M E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body weight; Less sensitive rats to mercury; Mercury; Mercury induced delayed effects; More sensitive rats to mercury; Porphobilinogen synthase; Renal insufficiency; Young rats; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; UREA; ZINC CHLORIDE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RODENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ZINC;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY MASS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALANINE; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; ASPARTIC ACID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; ORGAN SIZE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79951945967     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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