Zinc protection in fetal rats for maternal mercury exposure-induced growth retardation is probably associated with S100B expression

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 73-77

  Weng, Zhanping ^b   Liu, Zonghua ^a   Zhang, Shuping ^b   Tao, Hong ^b   Ji, Xianghong ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

fetal rat; methyl mercury chloride; S100B; zinc sulfate

Indexed keywords

DISTILLED WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; PROTEIN S100B; ZINC SULFATE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; S100B PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 85006488837     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.13175     Document Type: Article

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