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The significant distribution patterns of ingested methylmercury are summarized:
  1. Higestest concentrations of methyl-mercury occur in the liver, kidney, and blood cells.
  2. Methylmercury accumulates in the central nervous system.
  3. Methylmercury passes through the placental barrier, and methylmercury concentrations in the foetal brain and liver are higher then in the equivalent organs of the mother.