Structure-activity relationship of flavonoids derived from medicinal plants in preventing methylmercury-induced mitochondrial dysfunction

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Franco, Jeferson L ^a,c   Posser, Thais ^a,b   Missau, Fabiana ^a   Pizzolatti, Moacir G ^a   Santos, Adair R S ^a   Souza, Diogo O ^d   Aschner, Michael ^e   Rocha, João B T ^b   Dafre, Alcir L ^a   Farina, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

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

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Methylmercury; Mitochondria; Myricetin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; METHYLMERCURY; MYRICETIN; MYRICETIN 3 RHAMNOSIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84984588922     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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