Are neuropathological conditions relevant to ethylmercury exposure?

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-68

  Aschner, Michael ^a   Ceccatelli, Sandra ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism; Ethylmercury; Mercury; Neuropathology; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; PRESERVATIVE; VACCINE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MERCURY POISONING; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINES;

EID: 77956074074     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: 14763524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12640-009-9113-2     Document Type: Article

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