title: Retrograde axonal transport of mercury.
abstract: Female Wistar rats were injected in the tongue with a small volume of 203Hg and were killed 2 weeks later. The lower brain stem with the hypoglossal nuclei was removed and sectioned in a cryostat. Autoradiography of freeze-dried sections showed labeling of both hypoglossal nuclei. The results are regarded as strong evidence of retrograde axonal transport of mercury in the hypoglossal nerve.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001370:Axonal Transport; D001369:Axons / Q000378:metabolism; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D005260:Female; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000378:metabolism; D008628:Mercury / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury