@article{ref1,
title="Glia and methylmercury neurotoxicity",
journal="Journal of toxicology and environmental health - Part A",
year="2012",
author="Ni, Mingwei and Li, Xin and Rocha, João B. T. and Farina, Marcelo and Aschner, Michael",
volume="75",
number="16-17",
pages="1091-1101",
abstract="Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global environmental pollutant with significant adverse effects on human health. As the major target of MeHg, the central nervous system (CNS) exhibits the most recognizable poisoning symptoms. The role of the two major nonneuronal cell types, astrocytes and microglia, in response to MeHg exposure was recently compared. These two cell types share several common features in MeHg toxicity, but interestingly, these cells types also exhibit distinct response kinetics, indicating a cell-specific role in mediating MeHg-induced neurotoxicity. The aim of this study was to review the most recent literature and summarize key features of glial responses to this organometal.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1528-7394",
doi="10.1080/15287394.2012.697840",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2012.697840"
}