Inorganic mercury exposure in drinking water alters essential metal homeostasis in pregnant rats without altering rat pup behavior
Reproductive Toxicology(2016)
Abstract
•Low Hg2+ doses on drinking water alter pregnant rats essential metals.•Dams endogenous metallothionein may protects offspring from Hg2+ damage.•Hg was not detected on fetus and offspring tissues.
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Key words
Inorganic mercury,Pregnancy,Essential metals,Metallothionein,Behavioral tasks
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