Heavy metal exist naturally in environment, but due to human and some natural activities
they have been entered to water bodies, air and soil and have become one of the major …

A variety of studies indicated that inorganic arsenic and its methylated metabolites have
paradoxical effects, namely, carcinogenic and anticancer effects. Epidemiological studies …

Arsenic is a metalloid found in groundwater as a byproduct of soil/rock erosion and industrial
and agricultural processes. This xenobiotic elicits its toxicity through different mechanisms …

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 …

Arsenic is a well-known natural toxic metalloid that has a long history of being a poison to
humans. Arsenic contamination in groundwater and foodstuff in Bangladesh is one of the …

This systematic review summarizes the current evidence related to the reliability of toenail
total arsenic concentrations (thereafter “arsenic”) as a biomarker of long-term exposure …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short single-stranded non-coding molecules that function as
negative regulators to silence or suppress gene expression. Aberrant miRNA expression …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on
arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the …

Background Chronic arsenic exposure has been shown to cause liver damage. However,
serum hepatic enzyme activity as recognized on liver function tests (LFTs) showing a dose …

Chronic exposure to arsenic via drinking water throughout the globe is assumed to cause a
developmental neurotoxicity. Here, we investigated the effect of perinatal arsenic exposure …