Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference (한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2005.06a
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- Pages.73-83
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- 2005
Difference in Methylmercury Exposure to Fetus and Breast-Feeding Offspring: a Mini-Review
- Sakamoto, Mineshi (Department of Epidemiology, National Institute for Minamata Disease) ;
- Machi, Kubota (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Munakata Suikokai General Hospital) ;
- Pan, Huan Sheng (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical And Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University)
- Published : 2005.06.03
Abstract
Higher methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation and susceptibility to toxicity in the fetus than in the mother at parturition is well known. However, the difference in MeHg exposure to fetus and offspring throughout gestation and suckling is not well established. In the human, the effects of MeHg exposure on pregnant and breast-feeding women remain an important issue for elucidation, especially those of continuous uptake in high-fish-consumption populations. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the difference in MeHg exposure to fetus and offspring throughout gestation and lactation using our recent animal and human studies data. In the animal study, adult female rats were given a diet containing 5