Research Article

Oxidative Damage in Lymphocytes of Copper Smelter Workers Correlated to Higher Levels of Excreted Arsenic

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Comparative levels of SOD activity in plasma samples from low- and high-exposure human populations and correlation between SOD activity and urinary excretion of As from highly As-exposed population. (a) SOD activity in the plasma samples of the low-As-exposure group ( 𝑛 = 3 1 ) and high-As-exposure group ( 𝑛 = 5 0 ). Data are graphed as mean standard error ( 𝑃 < . 0 0 0 1 ). (b) Relationship between plasma SOD activity and As concentration in urine from highly exposed population ( 𝑃 < . 0 0 0 1 ). Statistical differences of SOD activity between the groups were established according to U-Mann-Whitney test.
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