HG Clinical: Mercury, Blood
HG : Mercury (Hg) is essentially nontoxic in its elemental form. If Hg(0) is chemically modified to the ionized, inorganic species, Hg(2+), it becomes toxic. Further bioconversion to an alkyl Hg, such as methyl Hg ([CH3Hg][+]), yields a species of mercury that is highly selective for lipidrich tissue such as neurons and is very toxic. The relative order of toxicity is: nbsp; Not Toxic Hg(0 ...