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Factors influencing placental transfer of methylmercury in man

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  1. Department of Public Health, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura, 078-11, Asahikawa, Japan

    Rikuo Doi

  2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura, 078-11, Asahikawa, Japan

    Mitsunori Kasamo, Mutsuo Ishikawa & Tetsuya Shimizu

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Doi, R., Kasamo, M., Ishikawa, M. et al. Factors influencing placental transfer of methylmercury in man. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33, 69–77 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625513

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