Toxic trace elements at gastrointestinal level

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-175

  Vazquez M ^a   Calatayud, M ^a   Jadan Piedra C ^a   Chiocchetti, G M ^a   Velez D ^a   Devesa, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Food; Gastrointestinal toxicity; Intestinal absorption; Toxic trace elements; Transformations

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ABSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METALS, HEAVY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84945290903     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.10.006     Document Type: Review

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