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Assessing Trace Metal-Based Human Health Risks for Commonly Used Body Soaps in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, body soaps are very popular among consumers due to their flavors and low alkali content. The current study assesses the contamination...
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Detoxification of Selenium Yeast on Mycotoxins and Heavy Metals: a Review
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific fungi. More than 400 different mycotoxins are known in the world, and the concentration of...
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Levels of major and trace metals in the scalp hair of Crohn’s disease patients: correlations among transition metals
Concentrations of 16 metals in the scalp hair of male Crohn’s disease (CD) patients (n = 28) were compared to those of male control subjects...
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Trace Element Concentration in the Blood and Aqueous Humor of Subjects with Eye Cataract
Cataract, characterized by the opacification of the lens, is the leading cause of reversible blindness and visual impairment globally. The study aims...
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Trace Element Concentrations in Autopsied Heart Tissues from Patients with Secondary Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies (CMP) represent a significant health problem as they have a poor long-term prognosis and often require transplantation. Heavy metals...
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Review Article on Molecular Mechanism of Regulation of Hypertension by Macro-elements (Na, K, Ca and Mg), Micro-elements/Trace Metals (Zn and Cu) and Toxic Elements (Pb and As)
Hypertension (HT) is a medical condition arising due to increase in blood pressure (BP) prevalent worldwide. The balanced dietary intakes of...
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Trace Elemental and Heavy Metal Levels in Frequently Consumed Local Vegetables of Three Chronic Kidney Disease-Prevalent Villages
The present study reports the trace elemental and heavy metal (24 elements) levels in six ( Capsicum frutescence L., Carica papaya L., Momordica...
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The beneficial roles of trace and ultratrace elements in plants
The optimal elemental nutrition is the key to obtain high quality crop yields, presently and more so in future climate. Plants need a number of...
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Disposition of trace elements in the mangrove ecosystem and their effects on Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Crustacea, Decapoda)
The tropical mangrove at the Estação Ecológica do Lameirão (Southeastern Brazil), an ecosystem of high socio-economic value, receives a large load of...
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Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Marine Fish Caught from the Northwest Persian Gulf
Marine fish may become contaminated as a result of environmental pollution including hazardous metals. Due to the presence of metalloids and toxic...
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Hair and Serum Trace Element and Mineral Levels Profiles in Women with Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
The objective of the present study was to evaluate serum and hair trace element and mineral levels in women with osteoporosis, as well as to estimate...
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Birth Size Outcomes in Relation to Maternal Blood Levels of Some Essential and Toxic Elements
Exposures to toxic trace elements and deficiencies of essential trace elements during pregnancy may impact fetal growth. This study was conducted to...
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Effect of Trace Elements in Soils and Its Management
Some trace elements are essential ingredients for plant progress as well as human and animal health, and they occur naturally in soils. At high...
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Evaluation of bioconcentration of trace elements in the Western Mediterranean mouse Mus spretus at two Moroccan wetland sites
Many micromammals were shown to be vulnerable to metallic trace elements and are therefore suitable for biomonitoring. The objective of our research...
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Target Organs of Metals Released from Metal-on-Polyethylene Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Implants: Implications for Tissue Metal Profiles
Metals are used in orthopedic implants. The wear of arthroplasty implant can lead to the release of arthroprosthetic metals, both locally and...
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Trace Metal Clean Culture Techniques
Trace metals are involved in many metabolic pathways of marine phytoplankton, and are involved in regulating their growth and productivity,...
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Effects of arsenic exposure on blood trace element levels in rats and sex differences
Arsenic (As) is a widespread environmental metalloid and human carcinogen, and its exposure is associated with a wide range of toxic effects, leading...
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Remediation of Heavy Metals by Different Aquatic Macrophytes
Our environment is deteriorating day by day with the progress in human civilization and growing demands. Increased industrialization, urbanization,...
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Trace Element Сontent in the Pink Salmon from the Rivers of the Basins of the Barents Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
AbstractThe concentrations of Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu, and Zn were determined in the invasive pink salmon that came to spawn into the Kola and Tuloma rivers...
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Trace element hyperaccumulator plant traits: a call for trait data collection
Background and aimsHyperaccumulator plants exhibit extreme ecophysiological characteristics, which make them suited for phytoremediation....
