Urinary excretion of arsenicals following daily intake of various seafoods during a two weeks intervention

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-88

  Molin, M ^a,b,c   Ulven, S M ^a   Dahl, L ^d   Goessler, W ^e   Fliegel, D ^d   Holck, M ^a   Sloth, J J ^d,f   Oshaug, A ^a   Alexander, J ^g   Meltzer, H M ^g   Ydersbond, T A ^h  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Atlantis Medical University College   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Institute for Chemistry Analytical Chemistry   (Austria)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^h STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Dietary intervention; Human; Methylarsonate; Seafood safety; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENOBETAINE; CACODYLIC ACID; METHANEARSONIC ACID; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MUSSEL; NORMAL HUMAN; SALMON; SEA FOOD; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIET; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARSENICALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEAFOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896712224     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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