Selenium and zinc protections against metal-(loids)-induced toxicity and disease manifestations: A review

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 168, Issue , 2019, Pages 146-163

  Rahman, Md Mostafizur ^a,b   Hossain, Kaniz Fatima Binte ^a   Banik, Subrata ^a   Sikder, Md Tajuddin ^a   Akter, Mahmuda ^a   Bondad, Serene Ezra Corpus ^a   Rahaman, Md Shiblur ^a   Hosokawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Saito, Takeshi ^a   Kurasaki, Masaaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Arsenic; Cadmium; Disease etiology; Lead; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METALLOID; SELENIUM; ZINC; HEAVY METAL; PROTECTIVE AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANCER; DETOXIFICATION; ETIOLOGY; INDUCED RESPONSE; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METALLOID; NEUROLOGY; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARSENIC POISONING; CADMIUM POISONING; CELL PROTECTION; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 85055558219     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.10.054     Document Type: Review

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