Toxic effects of mercury, lead and gadolinium on vascular reactivity

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 939-946

  Vassallo, D V ^a,b   Simoes M R ^a   Furieri, L B ^a,c   Fioresi, M ^a   Fiorim, J ^a   Almeida, E A S ^a,b   Angeli, J K ^a   Wiggers, G A ^d   Pecanha F M ^d   Salaices, M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; Heavy metal toxicity; Lead; Mercury; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENDOTHELIAL DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; FREE RADICAL; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOLINIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; PHENYLEPHRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053319839     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500098     Document Type: Review

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