To estimate the population burden of an exposure that is associated with neurodevelopmental impairment, it is necessary to consider both the effect size associated with the exposure (i.e., the decrease in function per unit increase in biomarker level) and the
Current medicinal chemistry, 19(36), 6224-6232 (2012-12-19)
Traditional approaches in evaluating the hazard of drug candidates on the developing offspring are often time-consuming and cost-intensive. Moreover, variations in the toxicological response of different animal species to the tested substance cause severe problems when extrapolating safety dosages for
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 271(1), 41-48 (2013-04-24)
Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) acutely at high levels, or via chronic low-level dietary exposure from daily fish consumption, can lead to adverse neurological effects in both the adult and developing conceptus. To determine the impact of variable DNA repair capacity
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 63(4), 628-636 (2012-08-31)
The in vivo and in vitro pharmacokinetics of mercury (Hg) were compared between methylmercury chloride (MeHg·Cl) and methylmercury cysteine (MeHg-Cys) using rats and Caco2 cells because humans can be exposed to MeHg compounds through dietary fish. The in vivo pharmacokinetics
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 49(1), 162-171 (2012-12-04)
Overexposure to methylmercury (MeHg) has been known to induce neurotoxicity. The objective of this study is to explore mechanisms that contribute to MeHg-induced nerve cell apoptosis focusing on the alteration of intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis and expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs)
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