Teratogenic effects of injected methylmercury on avian embryos

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1593-1598

  Heinz, Gary H ^a   Hoffman, David J ^a   Klimstra, Jon D ^a   Stebbins, Katherine R ^a   Kondrad, Shannon L ^a   Erwin, Carol A ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian eggs; Avian embryo; Egg injections; Methylmercury; Teratogenic effects

Indexed keywords

AVIAN EGGS; AVIAN EMBRYO; EGG INJECTIONS; METHYL MERCURY; TERATOGENIC EFFECT;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EGG; EMBRYO; HATCHING; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FACE DEFORMITY; FOWL; HATCHLING; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SKULL MALFORMATION; SPINE MALFORMATION; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; DUCKS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OVUM; TERATOGENS;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 79958219949     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.530     Document Type: Article

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