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Synchrotron microscopic X-ray fluorescence analysis of the effects of chronic arsenic exposure in rat brain

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 77; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.06.010

1879-0895

Marcelo Rubio, Roberto D. Pérez, Carlos Andre ́ de Castro Perez, Aldo H. Eynard, Guillermina A. Bongiovanni,

Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Synchrotron microscopic X-ray fluorescence (μ-SRXRF) scanning and conventional XRF analysis were applied for studying elemental concentrations in lyophilised brain rat slices. The animals received drinking water—100 ppm of sodium arsenite—ad libitum for 30 and 60 days. Accumulation of arsenic was corroborated and its dependence with arsenic dosage suggests the existence of a protection mechanism which limits the transport of inorganic arsenic to the brain. Chlorine, potassium and iron were reduced changing their spatial distributions while copper and zinc were redistributed.