The assessment of the contribution of hair to methyl mercury excretion

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 48-49

  Magos, Laszlo ^a   Clarkson, Thomas W ^b  

^a University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Blood; Ethyl mercury; Hair; Mercury excretion; Methyl mercury

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCRETION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FECES; HAIR; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 54949117870     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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