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Neurological Impacts of Chronic Methylmercury Exposure in Munduruku Indigenous Adults: Somatosensory, Motor, and Cognitive Abnormalities
There has been increasing evidence about mercury (Hg) contamination in traditional populations from the Amazon Basin due to illegal gold mining. The most concerning health impact is neurotoxicity caused by Hg in its organic form: methylmercury (MeHg). However, the severity and extent of the neurotox...
Autores principales: | de Oliveira, Rogério Adas Ayres, Pinto, Bruna Duarte, Rebouças, Bruno Hojo, Ciampi de Andrade, Daniel, de Vasconcellos, Ana Claudia Santiago, Basta, Paulo Cesar |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507861/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639574 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910270 |
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