Effect of thimerosal on the murine immune system : especially induction of systemic autoimmunity

The organic mercury compound ethylmercurithiosalicylate (thimerosal), an antiseptic and a preservative, has recently raised public health concern due to its presence in vaccines globally. Thimerosal dissociates in the body to thiosalicylate and ethyl mercury (EtHg), which is partly converted to inor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Havarinasab, Said
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Molekylär och immunologisk patologi 2006
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-6315
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-85497-71-1