Nutrient and methyl mercury exposure from consuming fish

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2805-2808

  Myers, Gary J ^a   Davidson, Philip W ^a   Strain, J J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; IODINE; IRON; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHYLMERCURY; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; SEA FOOD;

EID: 37149049048     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.12.2805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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