Alteration of Electroencephalogram and Evoked Potential in Rats Induced by Organic Mercury
- 1 September 1974
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica
- Vol. 35 (3) , 180-184
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0773.1974.tb00736.x
Abstract
An organic mercurial compound, methoxy‐ethyl‐mercury chloride (MEMC) has been studied for its subacute neurotoxic effects by means of EEG and evoked potentials, in male rats. Poisoning by MEMC during four weeks causes characteristic alterations of the electroencephalogram: i.e. increases the α1; β1; β2 frequency, analysed by integration of spectral frequency. The amplitude and duration of the cortical evoked potentials were also changed.Keywords
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