Environmental contaminants as biomarkers of fish intake: A case for hair mercury concentrations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-420

  Dorea J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MELANIN; MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79952454520     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.177     Document Type: Letter

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