Effect of Methylmercury Exposure on Heart and Skeletal Muscle Development in Zebrafish Embryos (Danio Rerio)

• Main Author: Aguilar, Sonny
• Other Authors: Abbott, Louise C, Zoran, Mark J, Pine, Michelle D
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Louise C. Abbott [e-mail]; Mark J. Zoran [e-mail]; Michelle D. Pine [e-mail]; Faroe Islands; Abbott
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153858

Mercury (Hg) in its elemental form is not effectively absorbed into the body until a methyl group is bound to an atom of Hg, creating methylmercury. Methylmercury (MeHg) is then readily absorbed from the digestive tract, and has demonstrated neurotoxic effects in both the developing and mature centr...