title: Fish eating and variations in selenium and mercury levels in plasma and erythrocytes in free-living healthy Japanese men.
abstract: The levels and its interindividual and intraindividual variations of selenium (Se) and mercury (Hg) in erythrocytes and plasma were investigated in seven healthy young men during a period of 10 wk, with emphasis on the relationship to the dietary intake of several defined food items. The intraindividual variation, estimated by coefficients of variation (CVs), was 9.9% for plasma Se (PSe), 9.5% for erythrocyte Se (ESe), 42.4% for PHg, and 11.7% for EHg on the average. Significant correlations were found for mean ESe levels in each subject and his fish-eating frequency during this study (r=0.752, p<0.01). Weekly PHg levels were also correlated with average fish-eating frequency in the corresponding week of blood collection (r=0.367, p<0.05). Fish intake within 24 h before blood collection influenced PHg levels significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Ecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kanae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karita
authors.forename: Tsuguyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005399:Fishes; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000097:blood*; D017747:Seafood; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury; D012643:Selenium