MERCURY IN THE RAT HYPOTHALAMIC ARCUATE NUCLEUS AND MEDIAN-EMINENCE AFTER MERCURY-VAPOR EXPOSURE

被引:9
作者
ERNST, E
CHRISTENSEN, MK
POULSEN, EH
机构
[1] Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C
关键词
D O I
10.1006/exmp.1993.1018
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
A histochemical technique has been used to reveal mercury deposits in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus and median eminence of adult male rats. After exposure to long-term, low-level or short-term, high-level mercury vapor, silver-enhanced mercury grains were found in neurons of the arcuate nculeus. In addition mercury deposits were found in tanycytes, ciliated ependymal cells, and in the walls of capillaries. The mechanisms underlying uptake and possible induction of toxic effects are discussed. © 1993 Academic Press, Inc.
引用
收藏
页码:205 / 214
页数:10
相关论文
共 50 条
[31]   AUTOIMMUNE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS INDUCED BY MERCURY-VAPOR EXPOSURE IN THE BROWN-NORWAY RAT [J].
HUA, J ;
PELLETIER, L ;
BERLIN, M ;
DRUET, P .
TOXICOLOGY, 1993, 79 (02) :119-129
[32]   MERCURY-VAPOR EXPOSURE MONITORED USING GOLD FOIL [J].
HOGAN, BJ .
DESIGN NEWS, 1978, 34 (10) :54-55
[33]   URINARY PORPHYRIN PROFILES AS A BIOMARKER OF MERCURY EXPOSURE - STUDIES ON DENTISTS WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-VAPOR [J].
WOODS, JS ;
MARTIN, MD ;
NALEWAY, CA ;
ECHEVERRIA, D .
JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 1993, 40 (2-3) :235-246
[34]   DENTAL AMALGAM - POTENTIAL SOURCE OF MERCURY-VAPOR EXPOSURE [J].
SVARE, CW ;
PETERSON, LC ;
REINHARDT, JW ;
FRANK, CW ;
BOYER, DB .
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH, 1980, 59 :341-341
[35]   EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-VAPOR ON LYMPHOCYTE MICRONUCLEI [J].
BARREGARD, L ;
HOGSTEDT, B ;
SCHUTZ, A ;
KARLSSON, A ;
SALLSTEN, G ;
THIRINGER, G .
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, 1991, 17 (04) :263-268
[36]   DISTRIBUTION OF MERCURY IN GUINEA-PIG OFFSPRING AFTER INUTERO EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-VAPOR DURING LATE GESTATION [J].
YOSHIDA, M ;
YAMAMURA, Y ;
SATOH, H .
ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY, 1986, 58 (04) :225-228
[37]   EFFECT OF AGING ON INVITRO DOPAMINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE MEDIAN-EMINENCE OF RAT HYPOTHALAMIC SLICES [J].
ARITA, J ;
KIMURA, F .
BRAIN RESEARCH, 1986, 369 (1-2) :391-394
[38]   ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE RAT MEDIAN-EMINENCE AFTER SUPER-FUSION [J].
ZAMORA, AJ ;
RAMIREZ, VD .
CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH, 1982, 226 (01) :27-35
[39]   CONVERGENCE FROM THE PREOPTIC AREA AND ARCUATE NUCLEUS TO THE MEDIAN-EMINENCE IN ACUPUNCTURE AND NONACUPUNCTURE POINT STIMULATION ANALGESIA [J].
TAKESHIGE, C ;
ZHAO, WH ;
GUO, SY .
BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN, 1991, 26 (05) :771-778
[40]   MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE INDUCED LESIONS OF ARCUATE NUCLEUS .1. ENDOCRINE DEFICIENCY AND ULTRASTRUCTURE OF MEDIAN-EMINENCE [J].
HOLZWARTHMCBRIDE, MA ;
HURST, EM ;
KNIGGE, KM .
ANATOMICAL RECORD, 1976, 186 (02) :185-196