The influence of long-term mercury exposure on selenium availability in tissues: An evaluation of data

BioMetals

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-294

  Falnoga, Ingrid ^a   Tušek Žnidarič, Magda ^a   Stegnar, Peter ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Autopsy tissues; Brain; Endocrine glands; Mercury vapour; Selenium mercury interaction

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE GLAND; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; KIDNEY CORTEX; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; SELENIUM; SLOVENIA; THYROID GLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33745394076     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-005-8642-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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