Human developmental neurotoxicity of methylmercury: Impact of variables and risk modifiers

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-214

  Castoldi, Anna F ^a   Johansson, Carolina ^b   Onishchenko, Natalia ^b   Coccini, Teresa ^a   Roda, Elisa ^a   Vahter, Marie ^b   Ceccatelli, Sandra ^b   Manzo, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain development; Co exposure; Confounders; Diet; Epidemiological studies; Gender; PCBs

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 44649120762     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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