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Overview of the clinical toxicity of mercury
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Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment and therefore every human being, irrespective of age and location, is exposed to one form of mercury or another. The major source of environmental mercury is natural degassing of the earth's crust, but industrial activities can raise exposure to toxic levels directly or through the use or misuse of the liquid metals or synthesized mercurial compounds. The aim of this review is to survey differences in human exposure and in the toxicology of different forms of mercury. It covers not only symptoms and signs observed in poisoned individuals by a clinician but also subclinical effects in population studies, the final evaluation of which is the domain of statisticians.
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“The use of these homoeopathic 'mercury' products is definitely legal in Germany and regulated by the German Drug Law of 2012.$^{2}$^{8}”
From A Physician’s View on Legal Aspects of the Contemporary Medical Use of Mercury in Germany (2013) · cites this paper as [28]
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“and are nowadays used legally in Germany in the form of internally taken little pills-so-called Globuli .”
From A Physician’s View on Legal Aspects of the Contemporary Medical Use of Mercury in Germany (2013) · cites this paper as [28]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Magos, L., & Clarkson, T. W.
- Affiliations
- 107 Boundary Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 OTE, UK
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-07-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 257-268
- ISSN
- 0004-5632 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1001
- OpenAlex
- W2035770126
- Cited by
- 241
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- National Institute of Environmental Research
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01ES010219, ES-01247, R01ES008442, P30ES001247)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Internal Medicine › Medical Case Reports and Studies
- Keywords
- mercury toxicity, mercury exposure, environmental mercury, mercury compounds, population studies
- MeSH terms
- Chemistry, Clinical, Dental Amalgam, Environmental Exposure, Female, Humans, Mercury, Mercury Poisoning, Pregnancy, Occupational Exposure, Mercury Compounds, Maternal Exposure, Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
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