Synergistic toxicity of the environmental neurotoxins methylmercury and β-N-methylamino-L-alanine

NeuroReport

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 216-219

  Rush, Travis ^a   Liu, Xiaoqian ^a   Lobner, Doug ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

N methylamino L alanine; glutathione; methylmercury; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 3 METHYLAMINOPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; ANIMALS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROTOXINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE;

EID: 84863115322     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: 1473558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834fe6d6     Document Type: Article

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