Ukuvezwa kwama-neuron emasikweni kumazinga we-nanomolar we-Hg2 + kukhonjisiwe ukuthi kuveze izimpawu ezintathu ezihlonishwayo zokuxilongwa kwezifo ze-Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Lezi zimpawu ze-AD ziphakeme ngamaprotheni e-amyloid, i-hyper-phosphorylation yeTau, nokwakhiwa kwezingxube ze-neurofibrillary (NFTs). Kunconywa ukukhawulelwa kokuchayeka kunoma yimuphi umthombo we-mercury. I-IAOMT inikeza izixazululo zokuvikela abasebenzi, iziguli kanye nemvelo ezingozini ze-mercury yamazinyo.
