Morphine protects against methylmercury intoxication: a role for opioid receptors in oxidative stress?
Mercury is an extremely dangerous environmental contaminant responsible for episodes of human intoxication throughout the world. Methylmercury, the most toxic compound of this metal, mainly targets the central nervous system, accumulating preferentially in cells of glial origin and causing oxidative...
Main Authors: | Allan Costa-Malaquias, Mauro B Almeida, José R Souza Monteiro, Barbarella de Matos Macchi, José Luiz M do Nascimento, María Elena Crespo-Lopez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4201572?pdf=render |
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