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. 2021 Aug 20;200(6):2838–2847. doi: 10.1007/s12011-021-02890-0

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Fig. 2 — Mercury accumulation at a lumbar level in the spinal cord of chronically exposed mice (A–B) and animals from the control site (C–D). A AMG staining in white matter (arrowheads) and grey matter; scale bar: 25 μm. B Magnified microphotography from the squared area in A. Mercury deposit could be observed adhered to the membrane of different motor neurons (arrows); scale bar: 10 μm. C Lumbar segment of the spinal cord of a mouse from Rabo de Peixe. Note that there is no AMG staining in both grey and white matter; scale bar: 25 μm. D Inset from the squared zone in C where no mercury deposits are present in the grey matter of rodents from de control site; scale bar: 10 μm