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The role of epigenetic and epitranscriptomic modifications in plants exposed to non-essential metals [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Contamination of the soil with non-essential metals and metalloids is a serious problem in many regions of the world. These non-essential metals and metalloids are toxic to all organisms impacting crop yields and human health. Crop plants exposed to high
Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk, Iain Robert Searle, Theophilus Nang Wakai, Theophilus Nang Wakai, Magdalena Arasimowicz-Jelonek   +4 more
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Levels of selected essential and non-essential metals in wheat (Triticum aestivum) flour in Ethiopia [PDF]

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2022
In the present study, the levels and probable public health risks of selected metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd and Pb) in nine wheat flour samples collected from Amhara, Oromia, South region, and the Strategic Food Reserve Agency were determined using FAAS
Wudineh Dessie Alemu, Alemu Lelago Bulta, Mesfin Bibiso Doda, Camerun Kastro Kanido   +3 more
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Elevated non-essential metals and the disordered metabolism of essential metals are associated to abnormal pregnancy with spontaneous abortion

Environment International, 2020
Spontaneous abortion is a considerable threat to the physiology and mental health of the mother. The etiology of spontaneous abortion is multifactorial with complicated mechanisms, of which overexposure to non-essential metals (especially heavy metals ...
Ruixia Wang, Le Zhang, Yongjiu Chen, Shuping Zhang, Taifeng Zhuang, Li Wang, Ming Xu, Na Zhang, Sijin Liu   +8 more
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Non-essential Metals in Chemical Biology

CHIMIA, 2011
Metal ions and compounds are essential to life and many people routinely take them as food supplements in the form of vitamin and mineral pills. Most non-essential metals are considered to be toxic, nevertheless, many are widely used in imaging,
Paul J. Dyson
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The Effects of Essential and Non-Essential Metal Toxicity in the Drosophila melanogaster Insect Model: A Review [PDF]

Toxics, 2021
The biological effects of environmental metal contamination are important issues in an industrialized, resource-dependent world. Different metals have different roles in biology and can be classified as essential if they are required by a living organism
Mitchell R. Slobodian, Jesse D. Petahtegoose, Athena L. Wallis, Danica C. Levesque, Thomas J. S. Merritt   +4 more
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Levels of essential and non-essential metals in ginger (Zingiber officinale) cultivated in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Springerplus, 2015
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a common condiment for various foods and beverages and widely used worldwide as a spice. Its extracts are used extensively in the food, beverage, and confectionary industries in the production of products such as marmalade, pickles, chutney, ginger beer, ginger wine, liquors, biscuits, and other bakery products ...
Wagesho Y, Chandravanshi BS.
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Assessment of essential and non-essential metals in Ethiopian traditional fermented alcoholic beverages

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2017
Evaluation of the levels of essential and non-essential metal concentrations in Ethiopian traditional fermented alcoholic beverages (Tella, Tej, Birz, Korefe, Keribo and Borde) was conducted using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) after HNO3/H2O2
A. Debebe , B. S. Chandravanshi, M. R. Abshiro   +2 more
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Metals and metal mixtures associated with the odds of uterine fibroid prevalence among African Caribbean women in the Tobago Health Study [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign smooth muscle neoplasm of the uterine wall and are a major indication for hysterectomy. Although common risk factors include African Ancestry, family history, obesity, and early menarche, exposure to non ...
Alexis Kiyanda, Hoimonty Mazumder, Iva Miljkovic, Ryan Cvejkus, Janet Catov, Victor Wheeler, Victor Wheeler, Patrick J. Parsons, Patrick J. Parsons, Elizabeth J. Mullin, Austin A. Roberts, Aaron Barchowsky, Natalie Price, Natalie Price, Alison P. Sanders, Alison P. Sanders   +15 more
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Pesticides and non-essential metals in Amazonian aquatic organisms: A Scientometric Overview

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
This study aims to assess the scientific knowledge regarding the impact of pesticides and non-essential metals on freshwater aquatic organisms within the Amazon basin.
ÂNDROCLES O. BORGES, LUAN C. IMBIRIBA, DANIEL VITOR SANTOS-SOARES, GIULIA F.A. RODRIGUES, MATHEUS DA SILVA, FRANCISCO DANIEL MIGUEIS DA SILVA, MAIBY G.S. BANDEIRA   +6 more
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Levels of essential and non-essential metals in linseed (Linum usitatissimum) cultivated in Ethiopia

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2014
The levels of essential and non-essential metals were determined in linseed (Linum usitatissimum) samples collected in November 2011 from five different sites (Bale, East Gojam, Shoa, South Wello and Tigray) in Ethiopia where its cultivation is common. A
D. Mekebo, B. S. Chandravanshi
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