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ArticleCurrent opinion in toxicology2021

Heavy metals and adult neurogenesis.

Hao Wang, Megumi T Matsushita

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Article in Current opinion in toxicology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hao WangToxicology Program, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Megumi T MatsushitaToxicology Program, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
University of Washington · US

Funding

WILDLIFE BIOMARKER APPLICATIONS TO REMEDIATION DECISION MAKINGP42ES004696 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FURLONG, CLEMENT EUGENE · 1987 to 2021
$51.2M
Environmetal Pathology/Toxicology Training ProgramT32ES007032 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FAUSTMAN, ELAINE M, ROSENFELD, MICHAEL E · 1985 to 2023
$10.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004696NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With extensive use in industrial and agriculture applications, overexposure to heavy metals has become a global public health concern. The nervous system is vulnerable to many heavy metals, including cadmium, lead, and mercury. However, the knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of these metals' neurotoxicity is still very limited. Adult neurogenesis is a process of generating functional neurons from adult neural progenitor/stem cells (aNPCs), which plays an important role in cognitive function and olfaction. The studies of adult neurogenesis provide new insights into mechanisms of heavy metal neurotoxicity. This review summarizes the current research about the effects of heavy metals on adult neurogenesis and discusses their importance in understanding the mechanisms of heavy metals neurotoxicity, as well as challenges and future directions.

Indexed as

Adult neurogenesisCognitive functionHeavy metalsOlfaction

Identifiers

PMID34056147
PMCPMC8153364
OpenAlexW3144461613

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