2011•Chinese Journal of Industrial MedicineRequires access
Research progress on antioxidants against neurotoxicity induced by methylmercury
Zhaofa Xu
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Abstract
Brain is the main target organ poisoned by methylmercury,the mechanism of the neurotoxicity is still not quite clear.It was suggested that oxidative damage might play a key role in methylmercury induced neurotoxicity.Antioxidants are a kind of the substances with low toxicity and high bioactivity.In this paper,the mechanisms of neurotoxicity casued by methylmercury and the antagonistic effect of antioxidants were reviewed.