Hormesis associated with a low dose of methylmercury injected into mallard eggs

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-144

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EGG; HATCHING; HOMEOSTASIS; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HATCHING; HORMESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUCKS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HORMESIS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OVUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 84856974347     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-011-9680-0     Document Type: Article

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