Studies on, the biotransformation of 203hg-labeled methyl mercury chloride in rats

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1970, Pages 717-727

  Clarkson, Thomas W ^a,b   Norseth, Tor ^b  

^a University of Rochester ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; MERCURY; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD; BRAIN LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FECES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; RAT; TIME; URINE;

ANIMAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHLORIDES; FECES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MERCURY; MERCURY ISOTOPES; METHYLATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0014887972     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1970.10667325     Document Type: Article

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