Mercury and methylmercury accumulation and excretion in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) receiving chronic doses of methylmercury

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 441-449

  Cobb, G P ^a   Moore, A W ^a   Rummel, K T ^a   Adair, B M ^a   McMurry, S T ^a   Hooper, M J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CATION; EXCRETION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RODENT; URINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS;

MICROTUS OCHROGASTER;

EID: 33947522814     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0006-6     Document Type: Article

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