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Biomarkers of Mercury Exposure in the Amazon
Joint Authors
Lima, Marcelo de Oliveira
Castro, Nathália Santos Serrão de
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mercury exposure in the Amazon has been studied since the 1980s decade and the assessment of human mercury exposure in the Amazon is difficult given that the natural occurrence of this metal is high and the concentration of mercury in biological samples of this population exceeds the standardized value of normality established by WHO.
Few studies have focused on the discovery of mercury biomarkers in the region’s population.
In this way, some studies have used genetics as well as immunological and cytogenetic tools in order to find a molecular biomarker for assessing the toxicological effect of mercury in the Amazonian population.
Most of those studies focused attention on the relation between mercury exposure and autoimmunity and, because of that, they will be discussed in more detail.
Here we introduce the general aspects involved with each biomarker that was studied in the region in order to contextualize the reader and add information about the Amazonian life style and health that may be considered for future studies.
We hope that, in the future, the toxicological studies in this field use high technological tools, such as the next generation sequencing and proteomics skills, in order to comprehend basic questions regarding the metabolic route of mercury in populations that are under constant exposure, such as in the Amazon.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Castro, Nathália Santos Serrão de& Lima, Marcelo de Oliveira. 2014. Biomarkers of Mercury Exposure in the Amazon. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504627
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Castro, Nathália Santos Serrão de& Lima, Marcelo de Oliveira. Biomarkers of Mercury Exposure in the Amazon. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504627
American Medical Association (AMA)
Castro, Nathália Santos Serrão de& Lima, Marcelo de Oliveira. Biomarkers of Mercury Exposure in the Amazon. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504627
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504627