Blood antioxidant nutrients in riparian villagers of the Brazilian Amazon: its associations with wet/dry seasons and modulation by sociodemographic determinants

• Main Authors: Juliana Valentini (Author), Carlos José Sousa Passos (Author), Solange Cristina Garcia (Author), Robert Davidson (Author), Marc Lucotte (Author), Frédéric Mertens (Author), Christine Romana (Author), Lígia Meres Valadão (Author), Mariele Feiffer Charão (Author), Marília Baierle (Author), Fernando Barbosa Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study associates blood antioxidants like copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), β-carotene, lycopene and vitamins (A and E) to sociodemographic features and seasonality in communities from the Tapajós River region, Brazilian Amazon. We observed increased Mn, Se and Zn...