The pathology of methylmercury poisoning (Minamata disease): The 50th Anniversary of Japanese Society of Neuropathology

Neuropathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-479

  Eto, Komyo ^a   Marumoto, Masumi ^b   Takeya, Motohiro ^c  

^a Health and Nursing Facilities for the Aged   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

human autopsy cases; methylmercury poisoning; Minamata disease; pathogenesis; three types of Minamata disease

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; JAPAN; MINAMATA DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; ADULT; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTORY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957308817     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2010.01119.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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