Distinct arsenic metabolites following seaweed consumption in humans

Abstract Seaweeds contain arsenic primarily in the form of arsenosugars, which can be metabolized to a wide range of arsenic compounds. To characterize human exposure to arsenic from seaweed consumption, we determined concentrations of arsenic species in locally available seaweeds, and assessed urin...

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Main Authors: Vivien F. Taylor, Zhigang Li, Vicki Sayarath, Thomas J. Palys, Kevin R. Morse, Rachel A. Scholz-Bright, Margaret R. Karagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03883-7