AFFINITY OF MERCURY TO THE THYROID

The retention of mercury to the thyroid was investigated with the help of radioactive mercury. Rat or rabbit was injected with the solution of mercuric acetate, phenyl mercury acetate or methyl mercury acetate. The extent of retention of mercury in the thyroid on 7th and 14th days after injection va...

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Published in:Industrial Health 1966, Vol.4(3), pp.69-75
Main Authors: SUZUKI, Tsuguyoshi, MIYAMA, Tomoyo, KATSUNUMA, Haruo
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Language:English
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Summary:The retention of mercury to the thyroid was investigated with the help of radioactive mercury. Rat or rabbit was injected with the solution of mercuric acetate, phenyl mercury acetate or methyl mercury acetate. The extent of retention of mercury in the thyroid on 7th and 14th days after injection varied with the sort of mercury compound administered. A considerable high concentration was, however, found in any mercury compound. The height of follicle cell in the thyroid of rat increased and its variance became larger on 14th days after injection in all three compounds. In not the colloid, but the cell of the rabbit's thyroid, the mercury of three mercury compounds had high concentrations.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.4.69