Visual evoked potentials in children prenatally exposed to methylmercury

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-18

  Yorifuji, Takashi ^a   Murata, Katsuyuki ^b   Bjerve, Kristian S ^c,d   Choi, Anna L ^e   Weihe, Pal ^f   Grandjean, Philippe ^e,g  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Evoked potentials; Food contamination; Methylmercury compounds; Neurophysiological measures; Omega 3 fatty acids; Prenatal exposure delayed effects

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FAROE ISLANDS; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BODY BURDEN; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HAIR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORWAY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84876725290     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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