Toxic risks and nutritional benefits of traditional diet on near visual contrast sensitivity and color vision in the Brazilian Amazon

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-181

  Fillion, Myriam ^a   Lemire, Mélanie ^a,b   Philibert, Aline ^a   Frenette, Benoît ^c   Weiler, Hope Alberta ^d   Deguire, Jason Robert ^d   Guimarães, Jean Remy Davée ^e   Larribe, Fabrice ^a   Jr, Fernando Barbosa ^f   Mergler, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b University Laval   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Lead; Mercury; Omega 3 fatty acids; Selenium; Visual functions

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LEAD; MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATARACT; COLOR VISION DEFECT; DIET THERAPY; EYE REFRACTION; EYE TOXICITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX; SMOKING; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; SELENIUM; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878854089     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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