Mercury and lead during breast-feeding

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-40

  Dorea, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Lactation; Lead; Mercury; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DENTAL ALLOY; FATTY ACID; FISH PROTEIN; GLUCOSIDE; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BONE TISSUE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LEAD POISONING; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MERCURIALISM; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; SHELLFISH; STORAGE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MILK, HUMAN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3142583589     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041163     Document Type: Review

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