Mercury and selenium in whole blood and serum in relation to fish consumption and amalgam fillings in adolescents

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Bárány, Ebba ^a   Bergdahl, Ingvar A ^b   Bratteby, Lars Eric ^c   Lundh, Thomas ^d   Samuelson, Gösta ^c,e   Skerfving, Staffan ^d   Oskarsson, Agneta ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dietary restrictions; Freshwater fish; Methylmercury; Ocean fish; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EEL; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; MALE; PERCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ANGUILLIFORMES; LOTA LOTA;

EID: 0742288245     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0946-672X(03)80021-4     Document Type: Article

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