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(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" (同)scheme
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" (同)system of rules
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"
of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" (同)neural
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (同)quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance (同)toxic condition, intoxication
the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

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〈C〉(関連した部分から成る)『体系』,系統,組織[網],装置 / 〈C〉(教育・政治などの)『制度』,機構;《the~》体制 / 〈C〉(思想・学問などの)『体系』,学説 / 〈C〉(…の)『方法』,方式,やり方《+of doing》 / 〈U〉正しい方針(筋道,順序) / 〈U〉《the~》(身体の)組織,系統 / 〈U〉《the~,one's~》身体,全身
『神経の』 / 『神経質な』,神経過敏な / 『心配な』,不安な
〈U〉『水銀』(化学記号は『Hg』) / 《the~》(温度計・晴雨計の)『水銀柱』
水星 / 『マーキュリー』(ローマ神話で,商業をつかさどり,神々の使者をつとめた神;ギリシア神話のHermesにあたる)

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1. 水銀毒性 mercury toxicity
2. 女性の生殖能力に影響を及ぼす職業リスクと環境リスクの概要 overview of occupational and environmental risks to reproduction in females
3. 小児における後天性末梢性ニューロパチーの概要 overview of acquired peripheral neuropathies in children
4. Autism spectrum disorder and chronic disease: No evidence for vaccines or thimerosal as contributing factor
5. 妊娠中の魚類摂取およびオメガ3長鎖多価不飽和脂肪酸補充療法 fish consumption and omega 3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy

English Journal

Mercury Exposure and Heart Rate Variability: a Systematic Review.

Gribble MO1, Cheng A, Berger RD, Rosman L, Guallar E.
Current environmental health reports.Curr Environ Health Rep.2015 Sep;2(3):304-14. doi: 10.1007/s40572-015-0053-0.
BACKGROUND: Mercury affects the nervous system and has been implicated in altering heart rhythm and function. We sought to better define its role in modulating heart rate variability, a well-known marker of cardiac autonomic function.DESIGN: This is a systematic review study.METHODS: We searched Pub
PMID 26231507

Report: Central nervous system (CNS) toxicity caused by metal poisoning: Brain as a target organ.

Gilani SR1, Zaidi SR1, Batool M2, Bhatti AA3, Durrani AI1, Mahmood Z2.
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences.Pak J Pharm Sci.2015 Jul;28(4):1417-23.
People relate the neural disorders with either inheritance or psychological violence but there might be some other reasons responsible for the ailment of people that do not have such a background. The present study explains the chronic effect of heavy toxic metals on nervous system. During experimen
PMID 26142507

Mercury poisoning as a cause of intracranial hypertension.

Gençpınar P1, Büyüktahtakın B2, İbişoğlu Z2, Genç Ş2, Yılmaz A3, Mıhçı E4.
Journal of child neurology.J Child Neurol.2015 May;30(6):760-3. doi: 10.1177/0883073814538503. Epub 2014 Aug 13.
Mercury poisoning is a rare but fatal toxicologic emergency. Neurologic manifestations involving the central nervous system are seen usually with chronic mercury intoxication. The most commonly seen complaints are headache, tremor, impaired cognitive skills, weakness, muscle atrophy, and paresthesia
PMID 25122110

Japanese Journal

有機水銀化合物の毒性はいつ頃から明らかになったのか? : 水俣病原因確定の遅れと文献検索

石原信夫
日本衞生學雜誌 66(4), 746-749, 2011-09-15
… Objectives: The aim of this study is to correct the misunderstanding that the toxicity of organic mercury compounds is unknown at the time of the outbreak of Minamata disease (May 1, 1956). … Results and Discussion: Two case reports of organic mercury (methylmercury) intoxication were published already in 1865 and 1866. … The conversion of inorganic mercury added in acetoaldehyde synthesis was already pointed out in 1921. …
NAID 10029680333

Recent Advances in Evaluation of Health Effects on Mercury with Special Reference to Methylmercury : A Minireview

HONDA Shun'ichi,HYLANDER Lars,SAKAMOTO Mineshi
Environmental health and preventive medicine 11(4), 171-176, 2006-07-00
… Mercury is a metal that has long been used because of its many advantages from the physical and chemical points of view. … However, mercury is very toxic to many life forms, including humans, and mercury poisoning has repeatedly been reported. …
NAID 110004751579

HISTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF MERCURY IN HUMAN TISSUE CELLS OF MINAMATA DISEASE BY USE OF AUTORADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURE

SAKAI KEN,OKABE MICHIO,ETO KOMYO,TAKEUCHI TADAO
Ａｃｔａ　Ｈｉｓｔｏｃｈｅｍｉｃａ　ｅｔ　Ｃｙｔｏｃｈｅｍｉｃａ 8(4), 257-264, 1975-00-00
… Histochemical technique using autoradiographic procedure was presented which can be used to demonstrate non-labeled mercury in paraffin-embedded tissues of the central nervous system and other organs. … Compared to other histochemical methods, this technique allows the use of formalin-embedded, stored, serial paraffin sections and appears more sensitive for the demonstration of intracellular mercury in Minamata disease (methylmercury poisoning). …
NAID 110003148161