Exposure to Low Dose of Cinnabar (a Naturally Occurring Mercuric Sulfide (HgS)) Caused Neurotoxicological Effects in Offspring Mice
Table 2
Hg contents of whole blood and brain tissues of offspring mice treated with cinnabar.
Group
Cerebral cortex
Cerebellar cortex
Brainstem
Liver
Kidney
F1-C-V
F1-C-Cin
*
*
*
*
*
F1-Cin-V
*
*
*
*
*
F1-Cin-Cin
*,&
*,&,#
*,&,#
*,&,#
*,&,#
F2-Cin-V
*
*
*
*
F2-Cin-Cin
*,&
*,&
*,&,#
*,&,#
*,&,#
Data of Hg content in various tissues were expressed as ng/g of wet-weight and presented as mean SE ( 12–15/group).
*P < 0.05 as compared with F1-C-V group; &P < 0.05 as compared with F1- or F2-Cin-V group; #P < 0.05 as compared with F1-C-Cin group, respectively.