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Immunosuppressive and autoimmune effects of thimerosal in mice.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 15 Apr 2005
Havarinasab S, Häggqvist B, Björn E, Pollard K M, Hultman P
Abstract excerpt
The possible health effects of the organic mercury compound thimerosal (ethylmercurithiosalicylate), which is rapidly metabolized to ethylmercury (EtHg), have recently been much debated and the effect of this compound on the immune system is largely unknown. We therefore studied the effect of thimerosal by treating A.SW (H-2s) mice, susceptible to induction of autoimmunity by heavy metals, with 10 mg thimerosal/L...
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