a b s t r a c tintroduction: because of more exposure to mercury compounds, the prenatal and postnatal neurotoxic effects of mercury compounds have gained more attention in last decade. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of mercuric chloride intoxication on spinal cord development during prenatal period. methods: 36 adult sprague-dawley rats after observing vaginal mating plaq...

Oxidative stress induced by mercuric chloride (5 mg/kg body weight i.p.) in mice substantially increases the lipid peroxidation level along with corresponding decrease in the reduced glutathione and various antioxidant enzymes in liver and increase in serum transaminases activity. Supplementation of Spirulina (800 mg/kg body weight orally, in olive oil, along with mercuric chloride) for 40 days...

Background: Since heavy metals can accumulate in the tissues of aquatic organisms, they can cause a range of hazardous effects which can become harmful to humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of some heavy metals as potential dangerous substances by assessing the mortality effects of Mercuric Chloride (HgCl2), Lead Chloride (PbCl2) and Zinc Sulfate (ZnSO4) pollutan...

Effects of chemical and physical preservation of blood on changes in ammonia concentration during storage were studied with samples containing init ial concentrations of .143, .316, .771, .816, and 1.308 mg ammonia-N per 100 ml blood. A saturated solution of mercuric chloride was added to the blood in amounts of 3.33, 5.00, 6.66, 8.33 or 10.00%. Deionized water was added to control samples in t...

Introduction: Environmental pollution with heavy metals such as mercury is a major health problem. Growing studies on the field have shown the deleterious effects of mercury on human and nonhuman nervous system, especially in infants, however the effects of prenatal exposure to mercuricchloride on cortical development are not yet well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the eff...

background: since heavy metals can accumulate in the tissues of aquatic organisms, they can cause a range of hazardous effects which can become harmful to humans. the aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of some heavy metals as potential dangerous substances by assessing the mortality effects of mercuric chloride (hgcl2), lead chloride (pbcl2) and zinc sulfate (znso4) pollutan...

introduction: environmental pollution with heavy metals such as mercury is a major health problem. growing studies on the field have shown the deleterious effects of mercury on human and nonhuman nervous system, especially in infants, however the effects of prenatal exposure to mercuricchloride on cortical development are not yet well understood. the aim of this study was to investigate the eff...

Human thymocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes were separated on the basis of density on Percoll gradients and the different cell populations tested regarding DNA synthesis after addition of mercuric chloride. Thymocytes with a density of 1.065-1.067 g/ml and peripheral blood lymphocytes with a density of 1.063-1.065 g/ml were maximally stimulated with mercuric chloride as well as with mitog...

The histochemical technique of autometallography was used in the present study to demonstrate the zonal and tubular localization of inorganic mercury in the kidneys of unilaterally nephrectomized (NPX) and sham-operated (SO) rats given either a nontoxic 0.5 mumol/kg or a toxic 2.5 mumol/kg dose of mercuric chloride 10 days after surgery. Deposits were found in the cortex and outer stripe of the...

The blood is an important liquid connective tissue flow in body and performs the role of distribution of oxygen to various tissues, taken out carbon dioxide and maintains the health status of an organism. Any change in the blood components can cause adverse effects on the body. The effect of mercuric chloride has been evaluated on blood in albino rats (Rattus norvegicus). The albino rats were t...