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Comparison of mercury accumulation among the brain, liver, kidney, and the brain regions of rats administered methylmercury in various phases of postnatal development

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, National Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, Minamata, 867, Kumamoto, Japan

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Sakamoto, M., Nakano, A. Comparison of mercury accumulation among the brain, liver, kidney, and the brain regions of rats administered methylmercury in various phases of postnatal development. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 588–596 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196040

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