Macroelements content in white young rats' blood serum and liver in norm and under the influences of the lithium salt

Abstract

The production and sale of lithium-ion batteries for industrial and household use is rapidly developing [1]. Currently, the recycling of lithium-ion batteries is very limited [2]. Uncontrolled penetration intake of lithium into the body with drinking water, food, air is a threat of toxic effects. Another source of lithium penetration into the human body are pharmacological drugs of lithium, which are widely used in the treatment and prevention of psychiatric disorders [3]. In the toxic doses of the lithium inhibits a number of glycolysis enzymes. It acts as a non-competitive inhibitor of the main electrolytes of the body: potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium [4]. In the human body and animals, there are no mechanisms of lithium homeostasis, so its contents in the body should be monitored [5].