Methylmercury increases glutamate release from brain synaptosomes and glutamate uptake by cortical slices from suckling rat pups: modulatory effect of ebselen.

Farina, M

Methylmercury increases glutamate release from brain synaptosomes and glutamate uptake by cortical slices from suckling rat pups: modulatory effect of ebselen. [electronic resource] - Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology May 2003 - 135-40 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1096-6080

10.1093/toxsci/kfg058 doi


Aging--physiology
Animals
Animals, Suckling--metabolism
Azoles--pharmacology
Brain Chemistry--drug effects
Cerebral Cortex--drug effects
Glutamic Acid--metabolism
In Vitro Techniques
Isoindoles
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase--metabolism
Methylmercury Compounds--antagonists & inhibitors
Nerve Tissue Proteins--metabolism
Neuroprotective Agents--pharmacology
Organoselenium Compounds--pharmacology
Presynaptic Terminals--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Synaptosomes--drug effects