Urine mercury excretion following meso-dimercaptosuccinic acid challenge in fish eaters

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Ruha, Anne Michelle ^a,d   Curry, Steven C ^a   Gerkin, Richard D ^a   Caldwell, Kathleen L ^b   Osterloh, John D ^b   Wax, Paul M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; CREATININE; METHYLMERCURY; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; CHELATING AGENTS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD; SUCCIMER;

EID: 58349118968     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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