Developmental toxicity from exposure to various forms of mercury compounds in medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) embryos

This study examined developmental toxicity of different mercury compounds, including some used in traditional medicines. Medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos were exposed to 0.001–10 µM concentrations of MeHg, HgCl2, α-HgS (Zhu Sha), and β-HgS (Zuotai) from stage 10 (6–7 hpf) to 10 days post fertilizati...

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Main Authors: Wu Dong, Jie Liu, Lixin Wei, Yang Jingfeng, Melissa Chernick, David E. Hinton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2282.pdf