Table 2.

Hg contents of whole blood and brain tissues of offspring mice treated with cinnabar.

Group	Cerebral cortex	Cerebellar cortex	Brainstem	Liver	Kidney
F1-C-V	3.15 ± 0.17	4.35 ± 0.13	7.26 ± 0.31	10.06 ± 1.40	29.40 ± 1.15
F1-C-Cin	17.56 ± 2.10∗	22.75 ± 1.66∗	50.06 ± 4.66∗	30.55 ± 4.96∗	99.53 ± 6.04∗
F1-Cin-V	8.53 ± 0.08∗	8.59 ± 0.48∗	13.29 ± 0.20∗	14.36 ± 0.98∗	43.59 ± 2.95∗
F1-Cin-Cin	19.02 ± 2.27∗,&	34.62 ± 0.51∗,&,#	28.88 ± 2.68∗,&,#	52.44 ± 4.58∗,&,#	182.63 ± 39.40∗,&,#
F2-Cin-V	5.73 ± 1.25∗	10.36 ± 3.72∗	8.23 ± 1.02	19.12 ± 3.46∗	74.14 ± 10.97∗
F2-Cin-Cin	13.01 ± 0.97∗,&	26.26 ± 2.63∗,&	27.56 ± 3.84∗,&,#	68.80 ± 5.70∗,&,#	369.68 ± 14.61∗,&,#

Data of Hg content in various tissues were expressed as ng/g of wet-weight and presented as mean ± SE (n = 12–15/group).

^∗ P < 0.05 as compared with F1-C-V group; ^&P < 0.05 as compared with F1- or F2-Cin-V group; ^#P < 0.05 as compared with F1-C-Cin group, respectively.