Human milk as a source of methylmercury exposure in infants

As methylmercury is excreted in human milk and infants are particularly susceptible to toxicity due to this compound, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible transfer of methylmercury to infants via breast-feeding. In a community with a high intake of seafood, 583 children from a birt...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 1994, Vol.102 (1), p.74-77
Hauptverfasser:	Grandjean, P, Jørgensen, P J, Weihe, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550500 > Metabolism AGE GROUPS alimentation au sein ANIMALS BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES bebes BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS BODY FLUIDS breast feeding Breastfeeding Brief Reports Chemical hazards CHILDREN Cohort Studies contaminantes enfant en bas age envenenamiento ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY Environmental Pollutants - analysis Excretion Female FEMALES FISH PRODUCTS FOOD FOOD CHAINS Geometric mean Hair Hair - chemistry human milk Humans Infant INFANTS ingestion toxicity INTAKE intoxication lactancia materna LACTATION lait humain leche humana Male MAMMALS MAN MATERIALS METHYLMERCURY Methylmercury Compounds - analysis MILK Milk, Human - chemistry ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS Poisoning polluant pollutants PRIMATES RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT SEAFOOD Seafoods Time Factors toxicidad por ingestion toxicite par ingestion TOXICITY VERTEBRATES 560300 > Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology WOMEN
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