In a message dated 9/4/2000 12:47:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< Speaking of confusion, I am still confused from the article posted
here
 regarding mercury toxicity and dietary protein intake.  Specifically
the
 article said that the mice on normal protein died earlier than the
mice
 on low protein intake, not due to mercury poisoning of the nervous
 system, but due to renal failure because the kidneys presumably
because
 the kidneys were already stressed by the protein intake. >>

My question is, what kind of protein were the mice fed? How much
protien are
mice supposed to get in a natural diet to begin with? Don't mice (if
they're
eating a natural diet) predominantly eat grains? Personally, I didn't
understand the article at all, my eyes glazed over after the first
couple of
sentences!

Debbie - heading back into lurk mode