Hippocampal developmental vulnerability to methylmercury extends into prepubescence

Hippocampal developmental vulnerability to methylmercury extends into prepubescence

The developing brain is sensitive to environmental toxicants such as methylmercury (MeHg), to which humans are exposed via contaminated seafood. Prenatal exposure in children is associated with learning, memory and IQ deficits, which can result from hippocampal dysfunction. To explore underlying mec...

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Main Authors: Maryann eObiorah, Elizabeth eMcCandlish, Brian eBuckley, Emanuel eDiCicco-Bloom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Hippocampus
Neurogenesis
development
neural stem cell
methylmercury
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00150/full

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