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ArticlePeerJ2022

Effects of inorganic mercury exposure in the alveolar bone of rats: an approach of qualitative and morphological aspects.

Paula Beatriz de Oliveira Nunes, Maria Karolina Martins Ferreira, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, Victória Dos Santos Chemelo, Márcia Cristina Freitas Silva, Armando Lopes Pereira-Neto, Alan Rodrigo Leal Albuquerque, Simone Patricia Aranha Paz, Rômulo Simões Angélica and 2 more

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Article in PeerJ, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Iron, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Mercury, and Bone Tissue.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Paula Beatriz de Oliveira NunesLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Maria Karolina Martins FerreiraLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Deborah Ribeiro FrazãoLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Leonardo Oliveira BittencourtLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Victória Dos Santos ChemeloLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2548-2240
Márcia Cristina Freitas SilvaLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Armando Lopes Pereira-NetoSchool of Dentistry, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Alan Rodrigo Leal AlbuquerqueInstitute of Geosciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Simone Patricia Aranha PazInstitute of Geosciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Rômulo Simões AngélicaInstitute of Geosciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3026-5523
Sofia PessanhaLaboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics, NOVA School of Sciences and Technology, Caparica, Portugal.
Rafael Rodrigues LimaLaboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1486-4013
Universidade Federal do Pará · BRUniversidade Nova de Lisboa · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn comparison to organic mercury (MeHg), the environmental inorganic mercury (IHg) can be found in some skin-lightening cosmestics were considered "harmless" for a long time. However, recent studies have shown that long-term exposure to low doses of IHg may affect biological systems. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of IHg long-term exposure to the alveolar bone of adult rats.

methodsAdult

resultsAlterations in the physicochemical components of the alveolar bone of exposed animals were observed. The bone changes represented a tissue reaction at the microstructural level, such as bone volume increase. However, no significant dimensional changes (bone height) were observed.

conclusionExposure to IHg at this dose can promote microstructural changes and alteration in the organic and inorganic components in the alveolar bone.

Indexed as

MercuryAnimalsRatsRats, WistarMercuryAlveolar boneInfrared mineral characterizationInorganic mercuryMercury chlorideMicro-computed tomographyRats

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PMID35127276
PMCPMC8800384
OpenAlexW4210520773

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