The joint effects of methyl mercury and food deprivation on activity of 40 mice in an open field were examined. Analysis gave a significant main effect for mercury but not deprivation, and a significant interaction between mercury and deprivation. Simple tests indicated that food deprivation enhanced the depression of activity associated with exposure to mercury.
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