Methylmercury inhibits electron transport chain activity and induces cytochrome c release in cerebellum mitochondria

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-259

  Mori, Nobuko ^a   Yasutake, Akira ^b   Marumoto, Masumi ^b   Hirayama, Kimiko ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3 activity; Cytochrome c; Electron transport chain activity; Methylmercury; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; METHYLMERCURY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBELLUM; EXPOSURE; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 79958062795     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.36.253     Document Type: Article

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