Mercury-selenium relationships in liver of Guiana dolphin: the possible role of Kupffer cells in the detoxification process by tiemannite formation.

Mercury-selenium relationships in liver of Guiana dolphin: the possible role of Kupffer cells in the detoxification process by tiemannite formation.

Top marine predators present high mercury concentrations in their tissues as consequence of biomagnification of the most toxic form of this metal, methylmercury (MeHg). The present study concerns mercury accumulation by Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis), highlighting the selenium-mediated methylm...

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Main Authors: José Lailson-Brito, Renato Cruz, Paulo Renato Dorneles, Leonardo Andrade, Alexandre de Freitas Azevedo, Ana Bernadete Fragoso, Lara Gama Vidal, Marianna Badini Costa, Tatiana Lemos Bisi, Ronaldo Almeida, Dario Pires Carvalho, Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos, Olaf Malm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3409158?pdf=render

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