Methylmercury Causes Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Rats via Upregulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression

• Tetsuya Takahashi,

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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• Masatake Fujimura,

  Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Sciences, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Misaki Koyama,

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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• Masato Kanazawa,

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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• Fusako Usuki,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Masatoyo Nishizawa,

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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• Takayoshi Shimohata

  * E-mail: t-shimo@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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