OBJECTIVE: Thimerosal is an important preservative in vaccines and ophthalmologic preparations. The substance is known to be a type IV sensitizing agent. High sensitization rates were observed in contact-allergic patients…
Thimerosol is an antiseptic containing 49.5% ethyl mercury that has been used for years as a preservative in many infant vaccines and in flu vaccines. Environmental methyl mercury has been…
Glutathione S-transferase (GST, EC 2.5.1.18) is an enzyme responsible for inactivation of a large variety of toxic, electrophilic compounds and organic peroxides. GST activity and GST pi expression were studied…
Nephrotoxic acute renal failure was experimentally induced in male rats by s.c. application of mercuric chloride and i.p. administration of maleate, respectively. Mercuric chloride and maleate are known to enhance…