Interference of ethanol and methylmercury in the developing central nervous system

CSF Maia, GMR de Souza Lucena, PBF Corrêa… - Neurotoxicology, 2009 - Elsevier
Studies involving alcohol and its interactions with other neurotoxicants represent the focus of
several works of research due to the fact that the use of alcohol can sometimes leads to …

Neurobehavioural and molecular changes induced by methylmercury exposure during development

C Johansson, AF Castoldi, N Onishchenko… - Neurotoxicity …, 2007 - Springer
There is an increasing body of evidence on the possible environmental influence on
neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Both experimental and …

Inhibitory avoidance acquisition in adult rats exposed to a combination of ethanol and methylmercury during central nervous system development

CSF Maia, VMM Ferreira, JSV Diniz, FP Carneiro… - Behavioural brain …, 2010 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that combined exposure to ethanol (EtOH) and methylmercury
(MeHg) in rats during central nervous system development produces several behavioural …

Effects of low dose methylmercury administration during the postnatal brain growth spurt in rats

A Coluccia, P Borracci, A Giustino, M Sakamoto… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Male Sprague-Dawley rats from eight litters were orally administered 0.75 mg/kg/day
methylmercury (MeHg) chloride from postnatal day (PD) 14 to PD 23. One male pup per litter …

Prenatal coexposure to metallic mercury vapour and methylmercury produce interactive behavioural changes in adult rats

A Fredriksson, L Dencker, T Archer… - Neurotoxicology and …, 1996 - Elsevier
Pregnant rats were 1) administered methyl mercury (MeHg) by gavage, 2 mg/kg/day during
days 6–9 of gestation, 2) exposed by inhalation to metallic mercury (Hg°) vapour (1.8 mg/m3 …

Exposure to mercury and aluminum in early life: developmental vulnerability as a modifying factor in neurologic and immunologic effects

JG Dórea - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Currently, ethylmercury (EtHg) and adjuvant-Al are the dominating interventional exposures
encountered by fetuses, newborns, and infants due to immunization with Thimerosal …

Intrauterine methylmercury intoxication: consequence of the inherent brain lesions and cognitive dysfunction in maturity

A Kakita, K Wakabayashi, M Su, Y Yoneoka… - Brain research, 2000 - Elsevier
We studied the effects of intrauterine neurotoxicity by methylmercury (MeHg) on the
postnatal developing and adult stages of rats. We used offspring delivered from dams that …

Methylmercury developmental neurotoxicity: a comparison of effects in humans and animals

TM Burbacher, PM Rodier, B Weiss - Neurotoxicology and teratology, 1990 - Elsevier
A qualitative and quantitative comparison of the neuropathological and neurobehavioral
effects of early methylmercury (MeHg) exposure is presented. The focus of the qualitative …

Low doses of methylmercury intoxication solely or associated to ethanol binge drinking induce psychiatric-like disorders in adolescent female rats

IJA Belém-Filho, PC Ribera, AL Nascimento… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental contaminant that provokes damage to
developing brain. Simultaneously, the consumption of ethanol among adolescents has …

Neurodevelopmental toxicity of methylmercury: Laboratory animal data and their contribution to human risk assessment

AF Castoldi, N Onishchenko, C Johansson… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is one of the most significant public health hazards. The clinical
findings in the victims of the Japanese and Iraqi outbreaks have disclosed the pronounced …