Comparative effects of organic and inorganic mercury on in vivo dopamine release in freely moving rats

The present study was carried out in order to compare the effects of administration of organic (methylmercury, MeHg) and inorganic (mercury chloride, HgCl 2 ) forms of mercury on in vivo dopamine (DA) release from rat striatum. Experiments were performed in conscious and freely moving female adult S...

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Main Authors: L.R.F. Faro, K.J.A. Rodrigues, M.B. Santana, L. Vidal, M. Alfonso, R. Durán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001000009