Hippocampal developmental vulnerability to methylmercury extends into prepubescence

The developing brain is sensitive to environmental toxicants such as methylmercury (MeHg), to which humans are exposed via contaminated seafood. Prenatal exposure in children is associated with learning, memory and IQ deficits, which can result from hippocampal dysfunction. To explore underlying mec...

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Autores principales: Obiorah, Maryann, McCandlish, Elizabeth, Buckley, Brian, DiCicco-Bloom, Emanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Materias:
Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029035
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00150

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029035
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00150

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