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Binding of methylmercury and methylmercury-thiol complexes by myelin isolated from mice of differing selenium status

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  1. Southeast Fisheries Center, Charleston Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 12607, 29412-0607, Charleston, SC

    James E. Balthrop, Patricia H. Fair & Sylvia Braddon-Galloway

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Balthrop, J.E., Fair, P.H. & Braddon-Galloway, S. Binding of methylmercury and methylmercury-thiol complexes by myelin isolated from mice of differing selenium status. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 783–790 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607839

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