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Sundberg, J., Oskarsson, A. & Albanus, L. Methylmercury exposure during lactation: Milk concentration and tissue uptake of mercury in the neonatal rat. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 255–262 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691946
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