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