Protective effects of organoselenium compounds against methylmercury-induced oxidative stress in mouse brain mitochondrial-enriched fractions

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1156-1163

  Meinerz, D F ^b   Paula, M D ^b   Comparsi, B ^b   Silva, M U ^c   Schmitz, A E ^c   Braga, H C ^c   Taube, P S ^b   Braga, A L ^b   Rocha, J B T ^b   Dafre, A L ^c   Farina, M ^c   Franco, J L ^a,b   Posser, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diphenyl diselenide; Methylmercury; Mitochondria; Organoselenium compounds; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

3'3 DITRIFLUOROMETHYLDIPHENYLDISELENIDE; 4 CHLORO DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; 4 METHOXY DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROPEROXIDE; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PEROXIDASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84984586982     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500136     Document Type: Article

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