Fujimura, Masatake

Methylmercury induces neuropathological changes with tau hyperphosphorylation mainly through the activation of the c-jun-N-terminal kinase pathway in the cerebral cortex, but not in the hippocampus of the mouse brain. [electronic resource] - Neurotoxicology Nov 2009 - 1000-7 p. digital

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

1872-9711

10.1016/j.neuro.2009.08.001 doi


Animals
Cerebral Cortex--drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Hippocampus--drug effects
JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--metabolism
Male
Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System--enzymology
Methylmercury Compounds--blood
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Signal Transduction--drug effects
Time Factors
tau Proteins--metabolism