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More evidence of mercury effects in children.

In research published last summer, scientists revealed that prenatal exposure to methylmercury, an organic form of mercury that accumulates in animal tissues, may affect the blood pressure and ability to respond to sensory stimuli in exposed children later in life. The team is now also confirming fi...

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Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10544166
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description In research published last summer, scientists revealed that prenatal exposure to methylmercury, an organic form of mercury that accumulates in animal tissues, may affect the blood pressure and ability to respond to sensory stimuli in exposed children later in life. The team is now also confirming findings of mercury-related neurodevelopmental effects among the Faroese subjects by studying a cohort of Madeiran children.
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spelling pubmed-15666972006-09-19 More evidence of mercury effects in children. Environ Health Perspect Research Article In research published last summer, scientists revealed that prenatal exposure to methylmercury, an organic form of mercury that accumulates in animal tissues, may affect the blood pressure and ability to respond to sensory stimuli in exposed children later in life. The team is now also confirming findings of mercury-related neurodevelopmental effects among the Faroese subjects by studying a cohort of Madeiran children. 1999-11 /pmc/articles/PMC1566697/ /pubmed/10544166 Text en
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title_full More evidence of mercury effects in children.
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title_short More evidence of mercury effects in children.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10544166