National Institute For Minamata Disease
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Liu Xiao Jie Ph.D
Liu Aki (Survey section of epidemiology depatment)
The research field is epidemiology.

Subjects of study and affair
Study on the current living conditions of Minamata disease patients
Study on social impacts of Minamata disease and regional restoration

Study groups
Social and Epidemiological Research on Minamata Disease
Research on the Environment in Yatsushiro Sea Coast

Work of study
Now the main study is to investigate the current health and living conditions of the Minamata disease patients, which is mainly focus on fetal and pediatric patients. Meanwhile research the influence of Minamata disease on both social and territorialism.
  • Liu XJ, Cheng JP , Song YL, Honda S, Wang L, Liu Z, Sakamoto M. Mercury concentration of Hair Samples in inhabitant of Coastal Cities of Chinese People. Journal of Environmental Sciences Vol.20, No.6, 2008.
  • Cheng JP, Ji XL, Liu XJ, Jin GWCYuan T, Zheng M,Wang WH. Total Mercury, Methyl Mercury and Selenium in Brain, Liver and Kidney of Rats Exposure to Mercury contaminated rice China Environmental Science, 2006,26 (3)
  • Cheng JP, Hu WX, Ma L, Wang WH, Liu XJ, Qu LY. Biological Health Effects of Mercury Pollution in Guizhou Wangshan Mercury Mine.Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2005C39i11j
  • Pan HS, Sakamoto M, Liu XJ, Futatsuka M .Deficits in rat brain growth induced by methylmercury treatment during the brain growth spurt. J Health Sci 51, 1-7, 2005
  • Pan HS, Sakamoto M, Oliveira RB, Liu XJ, Kakita A, Futatsuka M. Changes in methylmercury accumulation in the brain of rat offspring throughout gestation and during suckling. Toxicol Environ Chem 86, 163-170, 2004.
  • Yasuda Y, Matsuyama A, Yasutake A, Yamaguchi M, Aramaki R, Liu XJ, Jian P, An Yumin, Liu L, Li M, Chen W, Qu L. Mercury distribution in farmlands downstream from an acetaldehyde producing chemical company in Qingzhen City, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 72, 445-451, 2004.
  • Liu XJ. Arisawa K., Nakano A., Saito H., Takahashi T., Kosaka A. Significance of cadmium concentrations in blood and hair as an indicator of dose 15 years after the reduction of environmental exposure to cadmium. Toxicology Letters. 2001. 123; 135-141.

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