Methylmercury chloride and selenomethionine interactions on health and reproduction in mallards

Author(s)

Heinz, Gary H., and David J. Hoffman

Year

Thu, 01/01/1998 - 12:00

Article Title

Methylmercury chloride and selenomethionine interactions on health and reproduction in mallards

Volume

Issue

Pages

139-145

Start Page Number

139

Final Page

145

Review

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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 datapoints.

Species: Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Chemical	Toxicity Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Life Cycle Stage	Study Duration	Type
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-Non-Repro-Sublethal - whole animal	body weight versus controls	no effect	12/group	Adult	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-Non-Repro-Sublethal - whole animal	incidence of leg weakness versus controls	increased @ 10 ppm Hg	12/group	Adult	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-REPRO - reproductive success	hatchability versus controls	decreased @ 10 ppm Hg, 10 ppm Hg + 10 ppm Se	12/group	Both Adults and Juveniles	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-REPRO - reproductive success	egg laying interval, egg weight, egg shell thickness, fertility, duckling survival, hatchling body weights versus controls	no effect	12/group	Both Adults and Juveniles	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-REPRO - development	weight of 7 day old ducklings versus controls	reduced @ 10 ppm Se, 10 ppm Hg + 10 ppm Se	12/group	Both Adults and Juveniles	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-REPRO - development	incidence of deformities in embryos that died (1 wk or older) versus controls	increased @ 10 ppm Se, 10 ppm Hg, 10 ppm Hg + 10 ppm Se	12/group	Both Adults and Juveniles	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-EXP IND - accumulation	mean(SE) wet wt concentration of Se in egg and liver of treated birds	7.6(0.26) ppm, egg, 6.0(0.31) ppm, fem. liver, 9.6(0.95) ppm, male liver @ 10 ppm Se; 9.3(0.85) ppm, egg, 9.2(1.61) ppm, female liver, 114(25.3) ppm, male liver @ 10 ppm Se + 10 ppm Hg	12/group	Adult	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE	TOX-EXP IND - accumulation	mean(SE) wet wt concentration of Hg in egg and liver of treated birds	16(0.8) ppm, egg, 22(1.5) ppm, fem. liver, 71(8.9) ppm, male liver @ 10 ppm Hg; 17(0.6) ppm, egg, 21(4.3) ppm, female liver, 65(4.1) ppm, male liver @ 10 ppm Se + 10 ppm Hg	12/group	Adult	April 1-June 16	Toxicity Factor Datasets

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