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| Title |
Mercury in human brain, blood, muscle and toenails in relation to exposure: an autopsy study
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| Published in |
Environmental Health, October 2007
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| DOI | 10.1186/1476-069x-6-30 |
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| Authors |
Lars Björkman, Birgitte F Lundekvam, Torgils Lægreid, Bjørn I Bertelsen, Inge Morild, Peer Lilleng, Birger Lind, Brita Palm, Marie Vahter |
| Abstract |
The main forms of mercury (Hg) exposure in the general population are methylmercury (MeHg) from seafood, inorganic mercury (I-Hg) from food, and mercury vapor (Hg0) from dental amalgam restorations. While the distribution of MeHg in the body is described by a one compartment model, the distribution of I-Hg after exposure to elemental mercury is more complex, and there is no biomarker for I-Hg in the brain. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationships between on the one hand MeHg and I-Hg in human brain and other tissues, including blood, and on the other Hg exposure via dental amalgam in a fish-eating population. In addition, the use of blood and toenails as biological indicator media for inorganic and organic mercury (MeHg) in the tissues was evaluated. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 22% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 156 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 149 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 32 | 21% |
| Unknown | 29 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 17% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 19 | 12% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 16% |
| Unknown | 37 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2023.
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#2,389,046
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#463
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#5,323
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