Lack of effect of methylmercury exposure from birth to adulthood on information processing speed in the monkey

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Rice, Deborah C ^a  

^a TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral effects; Chronic exposure; Cognitive function; Developmental exposure; Methylmercury; Monkey

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; MACACA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0031746152     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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