Methylmercury developmental neurotoxicity: a comparison of effects in humans and animals

TM Burbacher, PM Rodier, B Weiss - Neurotoxicology and teratology, 1990 - Elsevier
A qualitative and quantitative comparison of the neuropathological and neurobehavioral
effects of early methylmercury (MeHg) exposure is presented. The focus of the qualitative …

Neurodevelopmental toxicity of methylmercury: Laboratory animal data and their contribution to human risk assessment

AF Castoldi, N Onishchenko, C Johansson… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is one of the most significant public health hazards. The clinical
findings in the victims of the Japanese and Iraqi outbreaks have disclosed the pronounced …

Human developmental neurotoxicity of methylmercury: impact of variables and risk modifiers

AF Castoldi, C Johansson, N Onishchenko… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a widespread environmental and food toxicant which has long
been known to affect neurodevelopment in both humans and experimental animals. Risk …

Neurobehavioral effects of developmental methylmercury exposure.

SG Gilbert, KS Grant-Webster - Environmental health …, 1995 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global environmental problem and is listed by the International
Program of Chemical Safety as one of the six most dangerous chemicals in the world's …

Neurobehavioural and molecular changes induced by methylmercury exposure during development

C Johansson, AF Castoldi, N Onishchenko… - Neurotoxicity …, 2007 - Springer
There is an increasing body of evidence on the possible environmental influence on
neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Both experimental and …

Neurotoxicity and molecular effects of methylmercury

AF Castoldi, T Coccini, S Ceccatelli, L Manzo - Brain research bulletin, 2001 - Elsevier
The neurotoxicity of high levels of methylmercury (MeHg) and the high susceptibility of the
developing brain are well established both in humans and experimental animals. Prenatally …

Impact of prenatal methylmercury exposure on neurobehavioral function at age 14 years

F Debes, E Budtz-Jørgensen, P Weihe, RF White… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2006 - Elsevier
A cohort of 1022 consecutive singleton births was generated during 1987–1988 in the Faroe
Islands, where increased methylmercury exposure occurs from traditional seafood diets that …

Summary of the Seychelles child development study on the relationship of fetal methylmercury exposure to neurodevelopment.

GJ Myers, PW Davidson, C Cox, CF Shamlaye… - …, 1995 - europepmc.org
The Seychelles Child Development Study is examining the association between fetal
methylmercury exposure from a maternal diet high in fish and subsequent child …

Methylmercury and brain development: imprecision and underestimation of developmental neurotoxicity in humans

P Grandjean, KT Herz - Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Methylmercury is now recognized as an important developmental neurotoxicant, though this
insight developed slowly over many decades. Developmental neurotoxicity was first …

Neurotoxicity from prenatal and postnatal exposure to methylmercury

P Grandjean, P Weihe, F Debes, AL Choi… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The extent to which postnatal methylmercury exposure contributes to neurobehavioral
delays is uncertain. Confounding may occur because the child's dietary exposure likely …