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dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, T.
dc.contributor.authorKorbas, M.
dc.contributor.authorJames, A.
dc.contributor.authorSylvain, N.
dc.contributor.authorHackett, Mark
dc.contributor.authorNehzati, S.
dc.contributor.authorKrone, P.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, G.
dc.contributor.authorPickering, I.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:08:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:08:16Z
dc.date.created2016-11-20T19:31:21Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMacDonald, T. and Korbas, M. and James, A. and Sylvain, N. and Hackett, M. and Nehzati, S. and Krone, P. et al. 2015. Interaction of mercury and selenium in the larval stage zebrafish vertebrate model. Metallomics. 7 (8): pp. 1247-1255.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8705
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c5mt00145e
dc.description.abstract

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015.The compounds of mercury can be more toxic than those of any other non-radioactive heavy element. Despite this, environmental mercury pollution and human exposure to mercury are widespread, and are increasing. While the unusual ability of selenium to cancel the toxicity of mercury compounds has been known for nearly five decades, only recently have some aspects of the molecular mechanisms begun to be understood. We report herein a study of the interaction of mercury and selenium in the larval stage zebrafish, a model vertebrate system, using X-ray fluorescence imaging. Exposure of larval zebrafish to inorganic mercury shows nano-scale structures containing co-localized mercury and selenium. No such co-localization is seen with methylmercury exposure under similar conditions. Micro X-ray absorption spectra support the hypothesis that the co-localized deposits are most likely comprised of highly insoluble mixed chalcogenide HgS<inf>x</inf>Se<inf>(1-x)</inf> where x is 0.4-0.9, probably with the cubic zincblende structure.

dc.titleInteraction of mercury and selenium in the larval stage zebrafish vertebrate model
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number8
dcterms.source.startPage1247
dcterms.source.endPage1255
dcterms.source.issn1756-5901
dcterms.source.titleMetallomics
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemistry
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