Biological samples are complex and often contain many proteins, lipids and other
contaminants, which affect the separation and ionization properties of the analytes …

Although exogenous contamination and unreliable reference values have limited the utility
of scalp hair as a biomarker of chemical elements exposure, its use in toxicological, clinical …

The micronutrient selenium is incorporated via the selenocysteine biosynthesis pathway into
the rare amino acid selenocysteine, which is required in selenoproteins such as glutathione …

Mercury is a harmful heavy metal that seriously threatens the environment and organisms. In
this study, we combined the aggregation-induced emission mechanism and the advantages …

The presence of antibiotic residues in foodstuff has been of growing concern in recent years.
They are associated with several adverse effects on human health such as the transmission …

Since its inception in the early 80s, inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry has
developed to the method of choice for the analysis of elements in complex biological …

Speciation analysis has become an invaluable tool in human health risk assessment,
environmental monitoring or food quality control. Another step is to develop reliable …

Insufficient supply of selenium to antioxidant enzymes in the brain may contribute to
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology; therefore, oral supplementation may potentially …

Rapid, reliable and highly selective detection of mercury species, including Hg2+ ions and
organomercury, is of significant importance for environmental protection and human health …

Toxicology is a multidisciplinary study of poisons, aimed to correlate the quantitative and
qualitative relationships between poisons and their physiological and behavioural effects in …