title: Neurotoxins and environmental poisons.
abstract: Recent applications of modern neurobiological techniques have provided an impetus to understanding mechanisms of neurotoxicity. Environmental chemicals, including aluminium, and the organocompounds of mercury, lead and tin, may trigger neurodegenerative disorders. Regional differences in toxicity may be related to the complexity of the amino acid excitatory systems and the ability of individual cell systems to handle long-term abusive stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), UCLA Medical Center.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Verity
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009498:Neurotoxins; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C012301:domoic acid; D007608:Kainic Acid