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SUBMITTER: Navas-Acien A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3073506 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Navas-Acien Ana A Francesconi Kevin A KA Silbergeld Ellen K EK Guallar Eliseo E
Environmental research 20101119 1
<h4>Background</h4>Seafood is the main source of organic arsenic exposure (arsenobetaine, arsenosugars and arsenolipids) in the population. Arsenosugars and arsenolipids are metabolized to several species including dimethylarsinate (DMA).<h4>Objective</h4>Evaluate the association of seafood intake with spot urine arsenic concentrations in the 2003-2006 National Health Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES).<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 4276 participants ≥ 6 years. Total arsenic was measured usin ...[more]