Ethanol-increased exhalation of mercury in mice.
CBA/J mice injected three days beforehand with 203HgCl2 were given ethanol or water by gavage and placed in a chamber designed to collect exhaled mercury. Ethanol treatment led to an eight-fold increase of counts accumulated on a filter over a four-hour period, compared with water-treated mice. The mercury-collection apparatus tested for extracorporeal contribution of volatilised mercury indicated that the counts originated from the air exhaled by the mice.
D000818:Animals; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008628:Mercury / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D012119:Respiration
D000431:Ethanol; D008628:Mercury