Fig. 5.
Effects of exposure to MeHg or the MeHg–Cys complex on oxygen consumption in rat liver slices (A). Effects of Met pre-treatment on oxygen consumption in rat liver slices (B) exposed to MeHg or the MeHg–Cys complex. Slices were pre-treated for 15 min with Met (250 μM) and then exposed for 30 min to MeHg (25 μM) or the MeHg–Cys complex (25 μM each); (n=5 mean±S.E.).