Hair methylmercury: A new indication for therapeutic monitoring

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-293

  Schoeman, Katherine ^a,b   Bend, John R ^a,b   Koren, Gideon ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hair; Methylmercury; Pregnancy; Therapeutic monitoring

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BRAIN TOXICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETOTOXICITY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; DRUG MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77952955601     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: 15363694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181db99a8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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