Table 4 |
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Mercury bioaccumulation in various tissues. a |
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| Tissue (n = 3) |
Control |
Diet (Hg dose in food expressed in ng/g) |
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| 5.4 |
62 |
520 |
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| Hairs |
1 ± 0.8 |
81 ± 47 |
1579 ± 165 |
10364 ± 3103 |
| Kidneys |
0.3 ± 0.1 |
116 ± 20 |
1435 ± 112 |
7730 ± 59 |
| Liver |
0.2 ± 0.04 |
6.7 ± 1.2 |
150 ± 14 |
1135 ± 324 |
| Muscles |
0.2 ± 0.2 |
8 ± 1 |
88 ± 2 |
543 ± 65 |
| Hippocampus |
NQ |
5.9 ± 1 |
64 ± 5 |
417 ± 39 |
| Brain |
NQ |
5 ± 1 |
63 ± 3 |
299 ± 31 |
| Lung |
NQ |
2.5 ± 1.5 |
77 ± 18 |
1111 ± 232 |
| Intestines |
NQ |
2.1 ± 0.9 |
70 ± 4 |
614 ± 90 |
| Heart |
NQ |
1.8 ± 0.7 |
64 ± 12 |
576 ± 69 |
| Spleen |
NQ |
1.5 ± 0.3 |
54 ± 4 |
517 ± 137 |
| Stomach |
NQ |
1.2 ± 0.3 |
45 ± 7 |
317 ± 119 |
| Skin |
NQ |
1.2 ± 0.4 |
15.3 ± 3 |
201 ± 28 |
| Blood |
NQ |
1.1 ± 0.6 |
34 ± 4 |
298 ± 36 |
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a After one month feeding with fish-containing diets mercury was quantified in tissues (ng Hg/g fresh weight, mean ± SE). NQ: not quantifiable; below the threshold value. |
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Bourdineaud et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:53 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-53 |
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