Distribution of mercury in metallothionein-null mice after exposure to mercury vapor: Amount of metallothionein isoform does not affect accumulation of mercury in the brain

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 765-771

  Yasutake, Akira ^a   Yoshida, Minoru ^b   Honda, Akiko ^c   Watanabe, Chiho ^d   Satoh, Masahiko ^c  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hachinohe University   (Japan)

^c AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mercury distribution; Mercury vapor; Metallothionein; Metallothionein null mice

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY VAPOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VAPOR;

MUS;

EID: 84865642376     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.765     Document Type: Article

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