Metallothioneins: Mercury species-specific induction and their potential role in attenuating neurotoxicity

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 231, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1468-1473

  Aschner, Michael ^a   Syversen, Tore ^b   Souza, Diogo O ^c   Rocha, Joao B T ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mercury; Metallothionein; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; METALLOTHIONEIN III; METHYLMERCURY;

AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MINAMATA DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 84983724155     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020623100904     Document Type: Conference Paper

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