Methyl Mercury Decreases the Eggshell Thickness and Inhibits the Ca2+ Uptake in a Homogenate of the Eggshell Gland Mucosa and its Subcellular Fractions from the Domestic Fowl
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Vol. 60 (5) , 385-388
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0773.1987.tb01532.x
Abstract
In the domestic fowl 20 mg of methyl mercuric chloride (MeHg) in a single oral dose given a day before egg‐laying reduced the eggshell index by 35% and decreased the Ca content of the eggshell by 31% compared with those in the eggs laid on the previous days. The plasma concentration of Ca was reduced by MeHg by 50% in comparison with controls. The Ca concentration in the shell gland mucosa was not decreased by MeHg in relation to the control value. The rate of ATP‐dependent Ca2+ binding by the homogenate of the mucosa was reduced by 33% by MeHg in relation to the control rate. The activity of Ca2+‐Mg2+‐ATPase was not changed.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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