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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Fetal Methylmercury Poisoning: Relationship Between Concentration in Single Strands of Maternal Hair and Child Effects
Archives of Neurology, Volume 44, No. 10, Year 1987
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Pregnant women consumed bread that was prepared from methylmercurytreated wheat. Single strands of maternal head hair were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The index of fetal exposure was the maximum hair mercury concentration during gestation. Effects were measured by the frequency of psychomotor retardation, seizures, and neurological signs in the children. A dose-response relationship was demonstrated for fetal effects of methylmercury. Analysis of single hair strands provides a better index of acute or subacute fetal exposure than analysis of bundles of hair; the duration and degree of exposure are more accurately defined. A sex difference in response is discussed. © 1987, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Marsh, David O.
United States, Rochester
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Clarkson, Thomas William
United States, Rochester
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Cox, Christopher F.
United States, Rochester
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Myers, Gary J.
United States, Birmingham
Heersink School of Medicine
Amin-Zaki, Laman
Iraq, Baghdad
University of Baghdad
Tikriti, Sa'adoun K.
Iraq, Baghdad
University of Baghdad
Statistics
Citations: 298
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1001/archneur.1987.00520220023010
ISSN:
00039942
e-ISSN:
15383687
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Participants Gender
Female