The effect of various dietary fibres on
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Ian R. Rowland; Anthony K. Mallett; John Flynn; Richard J. Hargreaves
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Article
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1986
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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The whole-body retention of mercury after exposure of BALB/c mice to methylmercury was measured in animals fed fibre-free, 5% pectin, 5% cellulose or 5, 15 or 30% wheat bran diets. The rate of elimination of mercury was dependent on the diet fed, with dietary bran increasing the rate of elimination.