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Describes the distribution of mercury in red blood cells and plasma. Excretion of mercury in human subjects after inhalation of vapor; Correlation between urinary excretion and plasma radioactivity of mercury; Use of blood mercury levels as an index of mercury exposure; Absence of reliable index for mercury concentration in the brain.

Examines the effect of mixture of stable and radioactive mercury vapor on human subjects. Analysis on the distribution of inhaled mercury to the different organs; Impact of mercury vapor on the lungs; Measurement of the body parts for mercury clearance through external gamma counting.

Examines the metallothionein (MT) levels in liver and kidney of Canadians as a potential indicator of environmental exposure to cadmium (Cd). Hypothesis of MT as a regulatory and detoxifying intracellular metalloprotein; Correlation between MT and Cd and zinc (Zn) levels in kidney; Linear relationship between MT and Zn in the liver.