Comparison of alterations in amino acids content in cultured astrocytes or neurons exposed to methylmercury separately or in co-culture

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 136-142

  Yin, Zhaobao ^a,b   Albrecht, Jan ^c   Syversen, Tore ^d   Jiang, Haiyan ^a,b   Summar, Marshall ^b   Rocha, Joao B T ^e   Farina, Marcelo ^f   Aschner, Michael ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Astrocytes; Co culture; Methylmercury; Neurons

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; METHYLMERCURY; SERINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 84984538664     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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