Subclinical neurotoxicity of mercury: A behavioural, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspective

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 34-42

  Alhibshi, E A ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Mercury (Hg); Mercury vapor; Methyl mercury; Neurotoxic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84868282051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09758585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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