Humans seem to produce arsenobetaine and dimethylarsinate after a bolus dose of seafood

Environmental Research

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-39

  Molin, M ^a   Ulven, S M ^a   Dahl, L ^b   Telle Hansen, V H ^a   Holck, M ^a   Skjegstad, G ^a   Ledsaak, O ^a   Sloth, J J ^b,c   Goessler, W ^d   Oshaug, A ^a   Alexander, J ^e   Fliegel, D ^b   Ydersbond, T A ^f   Meltzer, H M ^e  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^f STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenobetaine; Dietary intervention; Dimethylarsinate; Seafood arsenic

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARSENOBETAINE; CACODYLIC ACID; COD LIVER OIL; METHANEARSONIC ACID; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; TETRAMETHYLARSONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; BIOMARKER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIVALVE; CRUSTACEAN; ESTER; EXCRETION; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOMINID; INGESTION RATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEAFOOD; SEAWEED; TOXIC ORGANISM; URINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLUE MUSSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MEAL; MUSSEL; NORMAL HUMAN; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SEA FOOD; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARSENICALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CACODYLIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GADIFORMES; HUMANS; MALE; MYTILUS EDULIS; NORWAY; SALMON; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

CRUSTACEA; MYTILUS EDULIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84856229563     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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