Lactational exposure to mercury in experimental models

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-163

  Newland, M Christopher ^a   Paletz, Elliott M ^b   Reed, Miranda N ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental neurotoxicity; Lactation; Methylmercury; Milk; Rodents

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; LACTATION; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEANING;

RODENTIA;

EID: 58349083701     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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