"Methylmercury Compounds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organic compounds in which mercury is attached to a methyl group.
| Descriptor ID |
D008767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.691.750.100.738
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| Concept/Terms |
Methylmercury Compounds- Methylmercury Compounds
- Compounds, Methylmercury
- Methyl Mercury Compounds
- Compounds, Methyl Mercury
- Mercury Compounds, Methyl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methylmercury Compounds" by people in Profiles.
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Total mercury concentration in placental tissue, a good biomarker of prenatal mercury exposure, is associated with risk for neural tube defects in offspring. Environ Int. 2021 05; 150:106425.
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Water management impacts rice methylmercury and the soil microbiome. Sci Total Environ. 2016 Dec 01; 572:608-617.
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The role of gut microbiota in fetal methylmercury exposure: Insights from a pilot study. Toxicol Lett. 2016 Feb 03; 242:60-67.
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Mercury exposure: effects across the lifespan. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008; 20(4):iv-389.
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Effects of Methylmercuric chloride on sympathetic preganglionic nerves. Arch Toxicol. 1982 Jul; 50(2):141-7.