Mercury-induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of abnormal neurobehavior is correlated with sperm epimutations in zebrafish

MJ Carvan III, TA Kalluvila, RH Klingler, JK Larson… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a ubiquitous environmental neurotoxicant, with human exposures
predominantly resulting from fish consumption. Developmental exposure of zebrafish to …

Gene responses in the central nervous system of zebrafish embryos exposed to the neurotoxicant methyl mercury

NY Ho, L Yang, J Legradi, O Armant… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Methyl mercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxicant with adverse effects on the development of the
nervous system from fish to man. Despite a detailed understanding of the molecular …

Parental Whole Life Cycle Exposure to Dietary Methylmercury in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Affects the Behavior of Offspring

FX Mora-Zamorano, R Klingler… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an established neurotoxicant of concern to fish-eating organisms.
While most studies have focused on the fish consumers, much less is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal methylmercury exposure and DNA methylation in seven-year-old children in the Seychelles Child Development Study

AC Ulloa, A Gliga, TM Love, D Pineda… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Methylmercury (MeHg) is present in fish and is a neurotoxicant at
sufficiently high levels. One potential mechanism of MeHg toxicity early in life is epigenetic …

Methylmercury speciation influences brain gene expression and behavior in gestationally-exposed mice pups

CN Glover, D Zheng, S Jayashankar… - Toxicological …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The greatest source of human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) is the diet, in particular
the consumption of seafood. To investigate the importance of dietary MeHg speciation on …

Gene expression changes in female zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain in response to acute exposure to methylmercury

CA Richter, N Garcia‐Reyero… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxicant and endocrine disruptor that accumulates
in aquatic systems. Previous studies have shown suppression of hormone levels in both …

Serial analysis of gene expression in the skeletal muscles of zebrafish fed with a methylmercury-contaminated diet

S Cambier, P Gonzalez, G Durrieu… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) is a widespread environmental contaminant and its organic form,
methylmercury (MeHg), has been known as a potent neurotoxic since the Minamata tragedy …

Advances on the influence of methylmercury exposure during neurodevelopment

J Pan, X Li, Y Wei, L Ni, B Xu, Y Deng… - Chemical Research …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy-metal element, which can be enriched in fauna and flora and
transformed into methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg is a widely distributed environmental …

Epigenetics and methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity, evidence from experimental studies

T Ke, AA Tinkov, AV Skalny, A Santamaria, JBT Rocha… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
MeHg is an environmental neurotoxin that can adversely affect the development of the
nervous system. The molecular integrity of chromatin in the nucleus is an important target of …

Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Tolerance to Methylmercury Toxicity in Drosophila Implicates Myogenic and Neuromuscular Developmental Pathways

SL Montgomery, D Vorojeikina, W Huang, TFC Mackay… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a persistent environmental toxin present in seafood that can
compromise the developing nervous system in humans. The effects of MeHg toxicity varies …