Akira Yasutake

Methylmercury transport across the placenta via neutral amino acid carrier

Yuji Kajiwara, Akira Yasutake, Tatsumi Adachi et al. · Archives of Toxicology · 1996 · 193 citations

Embryology, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +10

Comparative study of activities in reactive oxygen species production/defense system in mitochondria of rat brain and liver, and their susceptibility to methylmercury toxicity

Nobuko Mori, Akira Yasutake, K. Hirayama · Archives of Toxicology · 2007 · 153 citations

Reactive Oxygen Species, Biochemistry, Medicine +13

Cytoprotective role of Nrf2/Keap1 system in methylmercury toxicity

Takashi Toyama, Daigo Sumi, Yasuhiro Shinkai et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2007 · 144 citations

Reductive Stress, Biochemistry, Medicine +7

Current Hair Mercury Levels in Japanese: Survey in Five Districts

Akira Yasutake, Miyuki Matsumoto, M. Yamaguchi et al. · The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2003 · 122 citations · Full text

Mercury Chemistry, Artificial Hair, Environmental Health +8

Relationships between trace element concentrations in chorionic tissue of placenta and umbilical cord tissue: Potential use as indicators for prenatal exposure

Mineshi Sakamoto, Akira Yasutake, José L. Domingo et al. · Environment International · 2013 · 116 citations · Full text