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Prenatal methylmercury exposure and children: neurologic, developmental, and behavioral research.
Mercury is present in the earth's crust and is methylated by bacteria in aquatic environments to methylmercury (MeHg). It is then concentrated by the food chain so predatory fish and sea mammals have the highest levels. Thus, consuming seafood leads to exposure. MeHg readily crosses the placent...
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1998
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1533066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9646047 |