Effects of heavy metals (Cd, Tl, Zn and Pb) on glial cells.
This communication deals with an ultrastructural assay of certain quantitative brain parameters susceptible to be modified during heavy metal intoxication. It particularly focusses on the changes in the populations of glial cells which appear as a most sensitive morphological indicator of brain poisoning.
D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007854:Lead / Q000633:toxicity; D008670:Metals / Q000633:toxicity*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D013793:Thallium / Q000633:toxicity; D015032:Zinc / Q000633:toxicity
D008670:Metals; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D013793:Thallium; D015032:Zinc