“1) MeHg induced Hg accumulation, pathological injury, and apoptosis of cortex; (2) …, and carbonyl, and inhibited sulfydryl and GSH; (3) MeHg elevated Glu, decreased Gln , and downregulated GLAST and … protein levels; (4) riluzole antagonized MeHg-induced downregulation of GLAST and GLT-… depletion, oxidative stress, pathological injury, and apoptosis obviously.”