Mercury Toxicity and the Mitigating Role of Selenium

EcoHealth

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-459

  Berry, Marla J ^a   Ralston, Nicholas V C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Heavy metals; Mercury; Selenium; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

BINDING AFFINITY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAFOOD; SELENIUM;

EID: 67349190556     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-008-0204-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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