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Feeding mice with diets containing mercury-contaminated fish flesh from French Guiana: a model for the mercurial intoxication of the Wayana Amerindians.
Environmental health : a global access science source - 29 Oct 2008
Bourdineaud Jean-Paul, Bellance Nadège, Bénard Giovani, Brèthes Daniel, Fujimura Masatake, Gonzalez Patrice, Marighetto Aline, Maury-Brachet Régine, Mormède Cécile, Pédron Vanessa, Philippin Jean-Nicolas, Rossignol Rodrigue, Rostène William, Sawada Masumi, Laclau Muriel
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BACKGROUND: In 2005, 84% of Wayana Amerindians living in the upper marshes of the Maroni River in French Guiana presented a hair mercury concentration exceeding the limit set up by the World Health Organization (10 microg/g). To determine whether this mercurial contamination was harmful, mice have been fed diets prepared by incorporation of mercury-polluted fish from French Guiana. METHODS: Four diets containing...
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