Methylmercury effects on Syrian hamster
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Mailhes, John B.
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Article
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1983
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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Methylmercury (MM) denatures DNA and can induce chromosomal aberrations. In addition, it destroys microtubules and increases the incidence of aneuploidy and mitotic arrest. Although MM is distributed to gonads, data relating the cytogenetic effects of MM on mammalian germ cells in vivo have not been