Review on the study progress of neurotoxicity of methyl mercury was presented, and the role of immediate early genes (IEG) in neurotoxic mechanism of methyl mercury was analyzed.

• 论述了甲基汞神经毒性研究现状,通过分析即刻早期基因(IEG)在甲基汞神经毒性机制中的作用,得出即刻早期基因能作为甲基汞神经毒性检测和评价的效应指标。