Organomercury compounds kidney

Pang, S.C., and E. Pallin. 1974. Uptake and subcellular cleavage of organomercury compounds by rat liver and kidney. Chem. Biol. Interact. 9(l) 57-64. 

Mercury can exist in several forms and all of them are toxic. Thus the element itself is poisonous because hquid mercury vaporizes and the vapour can be inhaled and absorbed. It can enter the brain in this state and cause damage there. The salts of mercury (inorganic mercury) can also be absorbed from the gut and can damage the kidneys. Finally, mercury can exist as organomercury in which it is part of an organic compound. These are also very toxic and damage the brain and nervous system. Mercury is... 

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