Mechanisms of mercury disposition in the body

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 757-764

  Clarkson, Thomas W ^a   Vyas, Jayesh B ^b   Ballatori, Nazzareno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Dental amalgam; Ethylmercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

BRAIN; DENTAL AMALGAM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; HAIR; HUMANS; MERCURY; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 36849095020     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20476     Document Type: Conference Paper

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