| Autor: |
Jankovská, Ivana, Karešová, Veronika, Michlová, Tereza, Kunc, Petr, Knížková, Ivana, Zárybnická, Markéta, Langrová, Iva |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Wildlife Diseases; Oct2024, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p970-973, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Relatively little information exists on the effects of mercury on terrestrial wildlife populations. We analyzed 38 free-living small rodent females (Myodes glareolus, Microtus agrestris, and Apodemus flavicolis), of which 11 were pregnant, for total mercury concentrations in combined liver and kidney samples. Using a single-purpose atomic absorption spectrometer for mercury determination, the measured mercury values ranged from 0.006 to 0.079 mg/kg. Pregnant females had significantly (P<0.041) higher mercury levels in liver and kidney than did nonpregnant females. Our results suggest that during mercury biomonitoring studies it is necessary to consider the pregnancy of the analyzed animals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Supplemental Index |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
