Drosophotoxicology: Elucidating Kinetic and Dynamic Pathways of Methylmercury Toxicity in a Drosophila Model

The risks of methylmercury (MeHg) toxicity are greatest during early life where it has long been appreciated that the developing nervous system is an especially sensitive target. Yet, understanding the discrete mechanisms of MeHg toxicity have been obscured by the wide variation in the nature and se...

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Main Authors: Matthew D. Rand, Daria Vorojeikina, Ashley Peppriell, Jakob Gunderson, Lisa M. Prince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00666/full