Table 1.
Cellular bioavailability of MeHgCl, thiomersal and HgCl2 in PCPECs after 72 h incubation
| Concentration [μM] |
Cellular Hg [μg Hg/mg protein] |
|
|---|---|---|
| Control | 0 | n.d. |
| MeHgCl | 0.01 | 0.010 ± 0.004 |
| 0.1 | 0.135 ± 0.051 | |
| 1 | 0.807 ± 0.059 | |
| thiomersal | 0.01 | 0.021 ± 0.002 |
| 0.1 | 0.084 ± 0.023 | |
| 1 | 0.511 ± 0.107 | |
| HgCl2 | 0.01 | 0.004 ± 0.000 |
| 0.1 | 0.010 ± 0.002 | |
| 1 | 0.047 ± 0.033 |
PBCECs were cultivated in rat tail collagen-coated 24 well culture plates under the same conditions as the cells seeded on Transwell® filter inserts. Data represent mean values of at least 2 independent determinations with 2 replicates each ± SD