Methylmercury: Significance of intrauterine and postnatal exposures

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 7 II, 1994, Pages 1395-1400

  Grandjean, Philippe ^a   Weihe, Pal ^b   Nielsen, Jesper Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Landssjukrahusid ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETOTOXICITY; HAIR; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NEUROTOXICITY; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0028291923     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/40.7.1395     Document Type: Conference Paper

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