183International Journal of Circumpolar Health 62:2 2003
Objectives. Autometallography (AMG) was applied for tracing mer-cury in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) harvested in the Faroe Islands. Results. Ample mercury accumulation was found in kidney tubules, in contrast to the largely unstained glomeruli. Hepatocytes, as well as liver macroph...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.657.4176 2023-05-15T16:10:44+02:00 183International Journal of Circumpolar Health 62:2 2003 The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.657.4176 http://journals.co-action.net/index.php/ijch/article/viewFile/17552/20003/ en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.657.4176 http://journals.co-action.net/index.php/ijch/article/viewFile/17552/20003/ Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://journals.co-action.net/index.php/ijch/article/viewFile/17552/20003/ Heavy metals Silver enhancement Pilot whales text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T16:40:40Z Objectives. Autometallography (AMG) was applied for tracing mer-cury in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) harvested in the Faroe Islands. Results. Ample mercury accumulation was found in kidney tubules, in contrast to the largely unstained glomeruli. Hepatocytes, as well as liver macrophages, exhibited high mercury uptake. The muscle tis-sue accumulated only scant amounts of mercury, primarily around the nuclei of the striated muscle cells. At the ultrastructural level, mercury was found to accumulate intracellularly in lysosomes, and extracellularly in the basement membranes of vessels. The results were verified by proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis, and it was established that the tissue contained no other AMG traceable metals. Conclusion. The use of AMG analysis on autopsies and biopsies is suggested as a tool for evaluating mercury pollution. Text Faroe Islands Unknown Faroe Islands |
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Objectives. Autometallography (AMG) was applied for tracing mer-cury in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) harvested in the Faroe Islands. Results. Ample mercury accumulation was found in kidney tubules, in contrast to the largely unstained glomeruli. Hepatocytes, as well as liver macrophages, exhibited high mercury uptake. The muscle tis-sue accumulated only scant amounts of mercury, primarily around the nuclei of the striated muscle cells. At the ultrastructural level, mercury was found to accumulate intracellularly in lysosomes, and extracellularly in the basement membranes of vessels. The results were verified by proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis, and it was established that the tissue contained no other AMG traceable metals. Conclusion. The use of AMG analysis on autopsies and biopsies is suggested as a tool for evaluating mercury pollution. |
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