Methylmercury induces the expression of TNF-α selectively in the brain of mice

Methylmercury selectively damages the central nervous system (CNS). The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily includes representative cytokines that participate in the inflammatory response as well as cell survival, and apoptosis. In this study, we found that administration of methylmercury select...

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Main Authors: Iwai-Shimada, Miyuki, Takahashi, Tsutomu, Kim, Min-Seok, Fujimura, Masatake, Ito, Hitoyasu, Toyama, Takashi, Naganuma, Akira, Hwang, Gi-Wook
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133575/