Biochemical factors modulating cellular neurotoxicity of methylmercury

Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kaur, Parvinder ^a   Aschner, Michael ^b   Syversen, Tore ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALEIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; METHYLMERCURY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENOMETHIONINE; TROLOX C;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 81555227903     PISSN: 16878191     EISSN: 16878205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/721987     Document Type: Review

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