The (75)Se internal bioavailability was investigated in microalgae, mussels and rats as biological experimental models. The (75)Se accumulation from freshwater to microalgae [Scenedesmus obliquus (Turpin) Kützing], from freshwater to mussels (Unio mancus Lamark) and, finally, per os to rats (Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout) was followed using (75)Se-labelled selenite looking at (75)Se uptake, retention, intracellular distribution and binding with cellular biocomplexes. After exposure to 10, 50 and 500 μg Se L(-1), the microalgae showed an inhibitory effect on population growth only at the highest concentration. Mussels exposed to 105 μg Se L(-1) showed an accumulation of the element with time in all tissues. Intracellularly, Se was present in all subcellular fractions, especially in the cytosol. Rats were treated via oral administration with 5 μg Se rat(-1). After 24 h, liver and kidney showed the highest Se concentration.
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