Arsenic and Mercury Containing Traditional Chinese Medicine (Realgar and Cinnabar) Strongly Inhibit Organic Anion Transporters, Oat1 and Oat3, In Vivo in Mice
Toxic heavy metals, including mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As), accumulate preferentially in kidneys and always cause acute renal failure. The aim of this study was to investigate whether these samples affect organic anion transporters, Oat1 and Oat3, in vivo in mice kidney. Mice (n=10) were orally tre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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| Series: | BioMed Research International |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/863971 |