Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
mercuric chloride
CAS # 7487-94-7
Categories*
Antimicrobial
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Medical/Veterinary/Research
Metal/Metallurgy
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Bhattacharya T, Bhattacharya S, Ray AK, Dey S. 1989. Influence of industrial pollutants on thyroid function in Channa punctatus (Bloch). Indian J Exp Biol 27(1):65-68.
Bleau H, Daniel C, Chevalier G, van Tra H, Hontela A. 1996. Effects of acute exposure to mercury chloride and methylmercury on plasma cortisol, T3, T4, glucose and liver glycogen in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquatic Toxicology 34(3):221-235.
Kawada J, Nishida M, Yoshimura Y, Mitani K. 1980. Effects of organic and inorganic mercurials on thyroidal functions. Journal of Pharmacobiodynamics 3(3):149-159.
Lee IP, Dixon RL. 1975. Effects of mercury on spermatogenesis studied by velocity sedimentation cell separation and serial mating. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 194(1):171-181.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.