Table 7.
Metallothionein concentrations in tissues from mice fed aimara-containing diet for 7 months a.
| Tissue | 3 Months | 7 Months | ||
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| Control | Aimara | Control | Aimara | |
| Kidney | 11.3 ± 0.6 | 15.8 ± 1.3 * | 4.0 ± 0.1 | 8.0 ± 1.2 * |
| Liver | 7.4 ± 1.4 | 10.8 ± 1.4 | 14.6 ± 2.5 | 9.3 ± 0.4 * |
| Muscles | 4.6 ± 0.6 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 5.5 ± 0.2 * |
| Brain | 47.2 ± 2.2 | 53.0 ± 2.8 | 54.1 ± 8.1 | 50.0 ± 8.4 |
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Values are the number of mercury binding sites presented by metallothioneins, expressed in nmol bound Hg/g fresh weight (mean ± SEM, n = 3);
The asterisk indicates a significant different metallothionein concentration in tissues of the mice fed the aimara diet compared to those fed the control diet, as determined with the Mann-Whitney U-test, * p < 0.05.