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965883
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b720253
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Staff, National Research Council.
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Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington :: National Academies Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (368 pages)
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0309071402
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: 0309569702
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: 9780309071406
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: 9780309569705
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| Notes
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""Poisoning Episode in Iraq""
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ITS CHARGE -- THE COMMITTEE'S EVALUATION -- Health Effects of Methylmercury -- Determination of the Critical Study for the RfD -- Estimation of Dose and Biological Variability -- Modeling the Dose-Response Relationships -- Public-Health Implications -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- SOURCES OF HG -- FATE AND TRANSPORT -- HEALTH EFFECTS -- EXPOSURE EVENTS AND STUDIES
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CONCLUSIONSRECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 DOSE ESTIMATION -- DIETARY ASSESSMENT -- BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE -- Methylmercury in Blood -- Methylmercury in Hair -- Comparison of Biomarkers of Exposure -- ANALYTICAL ERROR IN BIOMARKER MEASUREMENTS -- EXPOSURE AND DOSE ASSESSMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES, FAROE ISLANDS, AND NEW ZEALAND STUDIES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 HEALTH EFFECTS OF METHYLMERCURY -- CARCINOGENICITY -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies -- GENOTOXICITY -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies
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In Vitro StudiesIMMUNOTOXICITY -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies -- Effects on the Adult Immune System -- Effects on the Developing Immune System -- In Vitro Studies -- Autoimmune Response -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies -- REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies -- RENAL TOXICITY -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies -- CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS -- Human Studies -- Animal Studies -- HEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- DEVELOPING CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM TOXICITY -- Human Studies -- High-Dose Poisonings -- Poisoning Episode in Japan
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SUMMARY OF RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR MEHGSCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- REFERENCES -- 2 CHEMISTRY, EXPOSURE, TOXICOKINETICS, AND TOXICODYNAMICS -- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES -- METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS -- EXPOSURES TO MEHG IN THE U.S. POPULATION -- TOXICOKINETICS -- Absorption and Distribution -- Methylmercury -- Dimethylmercury -- Elemental Mercury -- Inorganic Mercury -- Biotransformation -- Excretion -- MOBILIZATION OF BODY HG -- CHEMICAL FORMS OF HG IN TOXICITY
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TOXIC EFFECTS AND TARGET ORGANSBIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY -- AGE-RELATED SUSCEPTIBILITY -- GENDER DIFFERENCES -- GENETICS -- MECHANISMS OF NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCE ON MEHG HEALTH EFFECTS -- Dietary Interactions and Confounding -- Selenium -- Garlic -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids -- Protein -- Alcohol -- Other Foods That Might Influence Hg Uptake -- Vitamin E -- Nutrient Enhancement of Toxicity -- Beneficial Effects of Fish Consumption -- TOXICOKINETIC VARIABILITY
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| Abstract
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Annotation
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Methylmercury-- Toxicology.
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Methylmercury-- Toxicology.
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Methylmercury Compounds-- toxicity.
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Mercury-- toxicity.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.902
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RA1231.M5.T695 2000eb
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Methylmercury, Committee on the Toxicological Effects of.
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Staff, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.
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