Mercury from maternal 'silver' tooth fillings in sheep and human breast milk: A source of neonatal exposure

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-152

  Vimy, Murray J ^a   Hooper, Debrah E ^b   King, Wayne W ^c   Lorscheider, Fritz L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

dental amalgam; lactation; Mercury; milk

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOOTH FILLING;

EID: 0030919904     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02785388     Document Type: Article

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