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Science 10 September 1971:
Vol. 173. no. 4001, pp. 1030 - 1031
DOI: 10.1126/science.173.4001.1030
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Eggshell Thinning in Japanese Quail Fed Mercuric Chloride

Gilbert S. Stoewsand 1, Judy L. Anderson 1, Walter H. Gutenmann 2, Carl A. Bache 2, and Donald J. Lisk 2

1 Department of Food Science and Technology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva 14456
2 Department of Entomology, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca 14850

The eggs produced by developing Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed 1 to 8 parts of mercury per million as mercuric chloride for 10 weeks have thinned shells. Total amounts of mercury in tissues were quite proportional to the dosage and were higher in males than in females. Methylation of mercury was not observed.

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