Arsenic and selenium in human hair: A comparison of five countries with and without arsenicosis

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-144

  Spallholz, Julian E ^a   Boylan, L Mallory ^a   Palace, Vince ^b   Chen, Junsi ^c   Smith, Linda ^d   Rahman, M M ^e   Robertson, J David ^f  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; China; Groundwater; Hair; Henna; Nepal; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GROUND WATER; HENNA; SELENIDE; SELENIUM;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BILE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANADA; CHINA; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HAIR; HUMAN; NEPAL; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SAFETY; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CANADA; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; SELENIUM; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WATER;

LAWSONIA INERMIS;

EID: 23844508447     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:106:2:133     Document Type: Article

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