Bioavailability of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury as measured by intestinal permeability

Abstract In this study, the intestinal permeability of metal(loid)s (MLs) such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) was examined, as influenced by gut microbes and chelating agents using an in vitro gastrointestinal/Caco-2 cell intestinal epithelium model. The results showed tha...

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Main Authors: Shiv Bolan, Balaji Seshadri, Simon Keely, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Jessica Bruce, Ian Grainge, Nicholas J. Talley, Ravi Naidu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94174-9