Mercury in milk;Mercurio en leche

Revista de Toxicologia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 176-181

  Mata, L ^a   Sanchez L ^b   Calvo, M ^b  

^a ZEU Inmunotec   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intestinal absorption; Mercury; Methylmercury; Milk

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MILK PROTEIN; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILDHOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTOXICATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0346502011     PISSN: 02127113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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