Importance of molar ratios in selenium-dependent protection against methylmercury toxicity

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-268

  Ralston, Nicholas V C ^a   Blackwell III, J Lloyd ^a   Raymond, Laura J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Brain; Mercury; Methylmercury; Selenium; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; GROWTH DISORDER; HAIR; HEALTH; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HAIR; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SELENIUM; TIME FACTORS;

PICHIA JADINII; RATTUS;

EID: 36048955076     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-007-8005-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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