Gestational Age and Sex Influence the Susceptibility of Human Neural Progenitor Cells to Low Levels of MeHg

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 683-693

  Edoff, Karin ^a   Raciti, Marilena ^a   Moors, Michaela ^a   Sundström, Erik ^a   Ceccatelli, Sandra ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Developmental neurotoxicity; Human neural progenitor cells; Methylmercury; Sex related differences

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHYLMERCURY; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CDKL5 GENE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURITE; NEURITE OUTGROWTH; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS;

EID: 85026458064     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: 14763524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12640-017-9786-x     Document Type: Article

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