Phytosorbent prepared from sunflower seed husks prevents mercuric chloride accumulation in kidney and muscle of adult rabbits.

In the present study, the effect of a melanin-containing phytosorbent, "Victoria," on mercury accumulation in rabbits' tissues was studied. This phytosorbent is derived from black sunflower seed husks. Domestic rabbits were administered either one single nontoxic low-level dose of mercuric chloride (i.