METHYLMERCURY POISONING IN IRAQ - INTERUNIVERSITY REPORT
METHYLMERCURY POISONING IN IRAQ - INTERUNIVERSITY REPORT
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DOI：
10.1126/science.181.4096.230
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发表时间：
1973-01-01
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
DOHERTY, RA
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作者：
BAKIR, F;DAMLUJI, SF;DOHERTY, RA
甲基汞及其短链同源物在人体中引起的特征性毒性作用不同于其他汞化合物的毒性作用（la, 2）。甲基汞中毒的主要体征和症状是由于神经系统受到损害，其特征是手的末端失去感觉。前八名作者是伊拉克巴格达巴格达大学的成员。Tikriti博士也是伊拉克卫生部预防医学司的成员。Drs。克拉克森、史密斯和多尔蒂分别在纽约州罗彻斯特市罗彻斯特大学医学和牙科学院的放射生物学和生物物理系、药理学和毒理学以及儿科系工作。参见(1)对许多其他人对这项研究作出的重大贡献的承认。
Methylmercury and its short-chain homolog elicit characteristic toxic ef-fects in man that differ from the toxic effects of other mercury compounds (la, 2). The primary signs and symptoms of methylmercury poisoning result from damage to the nervous system and are characterized by loss of sensa-tion at the extremities of the handsThe first eight authors are members of the University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. Dr. Tikriti is also a member of the Directorate of Preventive Medicine, Ministryof Health, Iraq. Drs. Clarkson, Smith, and Doherty are in the departments of radiation biology and biophysics, pharmacology and toxicology, and pediatrics, respectively, of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York14642. See (1) for an acknowledgment of the substantial contributions that many others have made to this study.