Diphenyl ditelluride- and methylmercury-induced hyperphosphorilation of the high molecular weight neurofilament subunit is prevented by organoselenium compounds in cerebral cortex of young rats

Toxicology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 143-153

  Funchal, C ^a   Moretto, M B ^b   Vivian, L ^a   Zeni, G ^b   Rocha, J B T ^b   Pessoa Pureur, R ^a  

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

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ebselen; High molecular weight neurofilament subunit; Neuroprotection; Organochalcogens; Protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL; CHALCOGEN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; EBSELEN; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; ORGANOSELENIUM DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; TYLOXAPOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84984549484     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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