Mercury in molar excess of selenium interferes with thyroid hormone function in free-ranging freshwater fish

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 9027-9037

  Mulder, Paulien J ^a,d   Lie, Elisabeth ^b   Eggen, Grethe S ^a   Ciesielski, Tomasz M ^a   Berg, Torunn ^a   Skaare, Janneche U ^b,c   Jenssen, Bjørn M ^a   Sørmo, Eugen G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d Norwegian Food Safety Authority   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEM; BROWN TROUTS; CELLULAR METABOLISM; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; FRESHWATER FISHES; HUMAN HEALTH; MOLAR EXCESS; MOLAR RATIO; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; PLASMA LEVELS; SALMO TRUTTA; SELENOENZYMES; SOMATIC GROWTH; THYROID HORMONES; TISSUE LEVELS; TOXIC METHYLMERCURY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; DETOXIFICATION; HEALTH RISKS; HORMONES; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLASMAS; SELENIUM; TISSUE;

MERCURY (METAL);

LIOTHYRONINE; MERCURY; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SELENIUM; THYROID HORMONE;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DETOXIFICATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH; HORMONE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METABOLISM; METHYLMERCURY; MUSCLE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SALMONID; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; FRESHWATER FISH; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE LEVEL; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FRESH WATER; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MERCURY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SELENIUM; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; TROUT;

LAKE LOSNA; LAKE MJOSA; NORWAY; OPPLAND;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84865506945     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301216b     Document Type: Article

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