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Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System

 
 
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  • Cerebellar neurons in primary culture were exposed to methylmercury, a well-established neurotoxicant known as a cause of Minamata disease, at 0.1-1.0 microM for up to 72 hours and compared with the neurons undergoing apoptosis induced by withdrawing K+ from the medium [11].
  • We looked at regional cerebellar blood flow in patients with Minamata disease (MD) using technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (99m-Tc-ECD) [12].
  • 5. Thus, both the composition of the sulfur-containing radical and the steroid moiety are important for protection against inorganic mercury poisoning [13].
  • In order to prove or disprove that industrial waste from the Chisso Factory was the culprit in Minamata disease, a total of ten cats were fed food mixed with industrial waste produced in the acetaldehyde-producing plant [14].
  • Autopsy specimens from the historic cat experiment were recently discovered in a storage area at the Kumamoto University School of Medicine. The specimens were from an experiment prompted by physicians in the Chisso Minamata Plant following the announcement made by the Study Group for Minamata disease [14].
 

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