Selenium health benefit values as seafood safety criteria

EcoHealth

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-455

  Ralston, Nicholas V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain selenium; Mercury toxicity; Seafood fish

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; FRESHWATER FISH; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEAT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; WHALE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DIET; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SAFETY; SEAFOOD; SELENIUM;

DELPHINIDAE;

EID: 67349213574     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-008-0202-0     Document Type: Review

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