Table 1.

Amount of Hg (nmol g⁻¹) detected in fetal organs following exposure to a non-nephrotoxic (0.5 μmol kg⁻¹) or a nephrotoxic (2.5 μmol kg⁻¹) dose of HgCl₂ for 6 h or 48 h. Dams exposed for 6 h were injected and euthanized on GD20. Dams exposed for 48 h were injected on GD 18 and euthanized on GD20.

	0.5 μmol kg−1 (6h)	0.5 μmol kg−1 (48 h)	2.5 μmol kg−1 (6 h)	2.5 μmol kg−1 (48 h)
Total renal mass	0.265 ± 0.03	0.317 ± 0.07	5.75 ± 0.42	2.88 ± 0.54
Liver	0.024 ± 0.004	0.048 ± 0.004	0.246 ± 0.031	0.248 ± 0.004
Brain	0.010 ± 0.0004	0.020 ± 0.0006	0.087 ± 0.01	0.112 ± 0.007