Mercury immune toxicity in harbour seals: links to <it>in vitro </it>toxicity

• Main Authors: Mazzucchelli Gabriel (Author), Fonfara Sonja (Author), Di-Poï Carole (Author), Dupont Aurélie (Author), Gillet Audrey (Author), Siebert Ursula (Author), Das Krishna (Author), De Pauw Edwin (Author), De Pauw-Gillet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mercury is known to bioaccumulate and to magnify in marine mammals, which is a cause of great concern in terms of their general health. In particular, the immune system is known to be susceptible to long-term mercury exposure. The ai...