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Chronic Exposure of Rats to Methyl Mercury in Fish Protein

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RECENT reports of significant concentrations of mercury in fish have emphasized the potential hazards associated with entry of this chemical as well as other heavy metals1–8 into the food chain.

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  1. LEO FRIEDMAN

    Present address: Toxicology Division, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, 20204

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  1. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139

    PAUL M. NEWBERNE, OTTO GLASER & LEO FRIEDMAN

  2. National Center for Fish Protein Concentrate, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

    BRUCE R. STILLINGS

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NEWBERNE, P., GLASER, O., FRIEDMAN, L. et al. Chronic Exposure of Rats to Methyl Mercury in Fish Protein. Nature 237, 40–41 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237040a0

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