Iodine in diet increases mercury absorption in rats.
Increasing the iodine content of rats diets caused an increase in the whole-body retention of 203Hg after oral, but not after intraperitoneal, administration. That iodine increases gastrointestinal absorption of inorganic mercury might be of interest in conditions of simultaneous environmental exposure to both elements, and therefore deserves further investigations.
D000818:Animals; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D007455:Iodine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008628:Mercury / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
D007455:Iodine; D008628:Mercury