Sub-Chronic Oral Exposure to Iridium (III) Chloride Hydrate in Female Wistar Rats: Distribution and Excretion of the Metal

• Main Authors: Ivo Iavicoli (Author), Luca Fontana (Author), Antonio Bergamaschi (Author), Marcelo Enrique Conti (Author), Anna Pino (Author), Daniela Mattei (Author), Beatrice Bocca (Author), Alessandro Alimonti (Author)
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• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Iridium tissue distribution and excretion in female Wistar rats following oral exposure to iridium (III) chloride hydrate in drinking water (from 1 to 1000 ng/ml) in a sub-chronic oral study were determined. Samples of urine, feces, blood and organs (kidneys, liver, lung, spleen and brain) were coll...