Metabolism of inorganic arsenic in children with chronic high arsenic exposure in northern Argentina

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 355-359

  Concha, Gabriela ^a   Nermell, Barbro ^a   Vahter, Marie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Blood; Drinking water; Exposure; Methylation; Urine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; METHANEARSONIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0031928806     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106355     Document Type: Article

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