Amalgam : Eine Risikobewertung unter BerГјcksichtigung der neuen Literatur bis 2005 = Amalgam risk assessment with coverage of references up to 2005

Amalgam, which has been in use in dentistry for 150 years, consists of 50% elemental mercury and a mixture of silver, tin, copper and zinc. Minute amounts of mercury vapour…

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Minamata disease revisited: An update on the acute and chronic manifestations of methyl mercury poisoning

The first well-documented outbreak of acute methyl mercury (MeHg) poisoning by consumption of contaminated fish occurred in Minamata, Japan, in 1953. The clinical picture was officially recognized and called Minamata…

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Involvement of environmental mercury and lead in the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases.

The incidence of neurodegenerative disease like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases dramatically with age; only a small percentage is directly related to familial forms. The etiology of the…

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