title: [Effect of mercury on the sexual cycle and prenatal and postnatal development of progeny].
abstract: Extensive use of mercury in various economic branches and its toxic properties as well as increasing number of exposed population make it necessary to elaborate the data on the relatively little known aspects of hazardous effects of this compound. Basing on the data from literature and our own studies we analysed the effects of mercury on the sex cycle in humans and animals, penetration of mercury from mother's blood to fetus, embryotoxic and teratogenic effects of mercury and influence of prenatal intoxication on postnatal development of progeny. Toxic effects of organic and inorganic effects of mercuric compounds, especially mercury vapours, were compared. A need was pointed out to decrease the value of the maximum allowable concentration of mercury vapour to 0.01 mg/m3 in case of women's occupational exposure to that element.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000139:chemically induced; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000139:chemically induced; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008598:Menstruation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008628:Mercury / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D008628:Mercury
vernacular_title: WPływ rteci na cykl płciowy oraz prenatalny i postnatalny rozwój potomstwa.