CellWell record HH-290623
Mercury binding to selenoproteins and age-related depletion of bioavailable selenium in long-finned pilot whales.
Nunnapus Laitip; M. Estela Del Castillo Busto; Z. Gajdosechova; H. Goenaga-Infante; Andrea Raab; Christian Ward-Deitrich; Andrew Brownlow; Joerg Feldmann
Science of the Total Environment ยท 2026
In plain language
Mercury binding to selenoproteins reduced bioavailable glutathione peroxidase and selenoprotein P with age in pilot whales, impairing antioxidant capacity and increasing neurotoxic risk.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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