Human toxicology of mercury

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 303-317

  Clarkson, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentist; Fish; Mercury; Mercury vapor; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH; HUMAN; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIFE CYCLE; METHYLATION; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0031879595     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1998)11:2/3<303::AID-JTRA18>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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