The role of humic substances in drinking water in Kashin-Beck disease in China

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 293-296

  Peng, An ^a   Wang, Wen Hua ^a   Wang, Chun Xia ^a   Wang, Zi Jian ^a   Rui, Hai Feng ^a   Wang, Wai Zhe ^b   Yang, Zi Wei ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Liaoning Institute of Basic Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Free radical; Fulvic acid; Humic substances; Kashin Beck disease; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLPHENYLHYDRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; FREE RADICAL; FULVIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; KASHIN BECK DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; OXY;

EID: 0032951227     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107293     Document Type: Article

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