Mercury and proteins in cerebrospinal fluid in subjects exposed to mercury vapor

Environmental Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 195-206

  Sällsten, Gerd ^a   Barregård, Lars ^a   Wikkelso, Carsten ^a   Schütz, Andrejs ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 0028283965     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1994.1031     Document Type: Article

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