The three modern faces of mercury.

Abstract

The three modern "faces" of mercury are our perceptions of risk from the exposure of billions of people to methyl mercury in fish, mercury vapor from amalgam tooth fillings, and ethyl mercury in the form of thimerosal added as an antiseptic to widely used vaccines. In this article I review human exposure to and the toxicology of each of these three species of mercury. Mechanisms of action are discussed where possible. Key gaps in our current knowledge are identified from the points of view both of risk assessment and of mechanisms of action.

Cited by papers we hold 6

• The “wing-heeled” traveler · 2020
  Not checked
• Cognitive function among sons of women who worked in dentistry · 2012
  Not checked
• Methylmercury Exposure and Health Effects from Rice and Fish Consumption: A Review · 2010
  No notice
• Mercury-induced hepatotoxicity in zebrafish: in vivo mechanistic insights from transcriptome analysis, phenotype anchoring and targeted gene expression validation · 2010
  No notice
• Human Neurospheres as Three-Dimensional Cellular Systems for Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing · 2009
  No notice
• Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Coal-Burning Pollutants on Children’s Development in China · 2008
  No notice

Reads

A person counts once a day per paper. We keep no cookie and no address: a reader is a hash that changes every day. Any month under five reads shows no number.