Distributions of mercury and selenium in rats ingesting mercury selenide nanoparticles

Mercury (Hg) is one of the most toxic environmental pollutants, and is biocondensed via the food chain. Selenium (Se) is an essential element that possesses an antagonistic property towards Hg in vivo. The antagonistic property is explained by the assumption that Hg and Se directly interact to form...

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Main Authors: Kazuaki Takahashi, Jorge Ruiz Encinar, José M. Costa-Fernández, Yasumitsu Ogra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321009799