Environmental contamination has exposed humans to various metal agents, including
mercury. This exposure is more common than expected, and the health consequences of …

ContextFish (finfish or shellfish) may have health benefits and also contain contaminants,
resulting in confusion over the role of fish consumption in a healthy diet. Evidence …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an increasing world health problem. Traditional risk factors
fail to account for all deaths from CVD. It is mainly the environmental, dietary and lifestyle …

Neurodegeneration is a broadly defined term that describes the loss of neuronal structure
and function, and produces disorders known as neurodegenerative diseases. A common …

Introduction: There is increasing evidence that the pathophysiological target of mercury is in
fact selenium, rather than the covalent binding of mercury to sulfur in the body's ubiquitous …

The interaction between mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) is one of the best known examples
of biological antagonism, yet the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This review …

Exposure to environmental pollutants is an important problem of environmental toxicology.
Heavy metals are regarded as toxic to living organisms because of their tendency to …

This paper reviews the growing literature dealing with the antagonistic effect of selenium
(Se) compounds on the toxicity of mercury (Hg) compounds in higher animals and …

A novel selenium-containing compound having a selenium atom in the imidazole ring, 2-
selenyl-N α, N α, N α-trimethyl-l-histidine, 3-(2-hydroseleno-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-2 …

Protective effects of selenium against mercury toxicity have been demonstrated in all animal
models evaluated. As interactions between selenium and mercury and their molar ratios in …