SUBCELLULAR DISTRIBUTION AND POTENTIAL DETOXIFICATION MECHANISMS OF MERCURY IN THE LIVER OF THE JAVAN MONGOOSE (HERPESTES JAVANICUS) IN AMAMIOSHIMA ISLAND, JAPAN

摘要

In a previous study, we showed that Hg accumulated to high levels in the liver of the Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), a terrestrial mammal that lives on Amamioshima Island, Japan. This suggests a sophisticated mechanism of hepatic Hg detoxication. A