Neurodevelopmental effects of maternal nutritional status and exposure to methylmercury from eating fish during pregnancy

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 767-775

  Davidson, Philip W ^a   Strain, J J ^b   Myers, Gary J ^a   Thurston, Sally W ^a   Bonham, Maxine P ^b   Shamlaye, Conrad F ^c   Stokes Riner, Abbie ^a   Wallace, Julie M W ^b   Robson, Paula J ^b   Duffy, Emeir M ^b   Georger, Lesley A ^a   Sloane Reeves, Jean ^a   Cernichiari, Elsa ^a   Canfield, Richard L ^d   Cox, Christopher ^e   Huang, Li Shan ^a   Janciuras, Joanne ^a   Clarkson, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Republic of Seychelles ^*  (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Fish consumption; Maternal nutritional status; Prenatal methyl mercury; Seychelles Child Development Study (SCDS)

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FISHES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52149090125     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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