Methylmercury toxicity and functional programming

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-420

  Grandjean, Philippe ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescent child food contamination; Methylmercury compounds; Neuropsychological tests; Neurotoxicity syndromes; Prenatal exposure delayed effects

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER FISH; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUTRIENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SEA FOOD;

CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 34247335915     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.03.002     Document Type: Review

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