Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis
The fat, protein, copper, iron, zinc, aluminium, magnesium, manganese, calcium, sodium, potassium, vitamin A and mercury contents were determined in the milk of a lactating Amazon river dolpin (Inia geoffrensis), caught in the Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil. The fat content determined in this stud...
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oai:repositorio:1-19394 Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar Lehti, Kesä K. Aluminum Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Mercury Potassium Retinol Sodium Zinc Animals Experiment Brasil Breast Milk Controlled Study Dolphin Female Lactation Nonhuman Pollution Priority Journal Inia Geoffrensis The fat, protein, copper, iron, zinc, aluminium, magnesium, manganese, calcium, sodium, potassium, vitamin A and mercury contents were determined in the milk of a lactating Amazon river dolpin (Inia geoffrensis), caught in the Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil. The fat content determined in this study (6.9%) was lower than that reported previously for Inia in Venezuela, and for some captive marine dolphins. The protein concentration (9.6%) was higher than that reported for the Venezuelan Amazon river dolpin, but similar to that of the marine dolphins. Concerning the minerals, only calcium, manganese, sodium and potassium could be compared. The Mg and Ca concentrations were lower, but K was much higher than the values determined for other dolphins, whereas Na was within the reported ranges. The mercury concentration found in the dolphin's milk (176 ng/ml) was very close to the minimum level of methylmercury toxicity for non-pregnant human adults. 2020-06-15T22:08:09Z 2020-06-15T22:08:09Z 1996 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19394 10.1016/0300-9629(96)00021-7 en Volume 115, Número 2, Pags. 117-119 Restrito Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology |
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Aluminum Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Mercury Potassium Retinol Sodium Zinc Animals Experiment Brasil Breast Milk Controlled Study Dolphin Female Lactation Nonhuman Pollution Priority Journal Inia Geoffrensis |
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Aluminum Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Mercury Potassium Retinol Sodium Zinc Animals Experiment Brasil Breast Milk Controlled Study Dolphin Female Lactation Nonhuman Pollution Priority Journal Inia Geoffrensis Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis |
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Aluminum Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Mercury Potassium Retinol Sodium Zinc Animals Experiment Brasil Breast Milk Controlled Study Dolphin Female Lactation Nonhuman Pollution Priority Journal Inia Geoffrensis |
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The fat, protein, copper, iron, zinc, aluminium, magnesium, manganese, calcium, sodium, potassium, vitamin A and mercury contents were determined in the milk of a lactating Amazon river dolpin (Inia geoffrensis), caught in the Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil. The fat content determined in this study (6.9%) was lower than that reported previously for Inia in Venezuela, and for some captive marine dolphins. The protein concentration (9.6%) was higher than that reported for the Venezuelan Amazon river dolpin, but similar to that of the marine dolphins. Concerning the minerals, only calcium, manganese, sodium and potassium could be compared. The Mg and Ca concentrations were lower, but K was much higher than the values determined for other dolphins, whereas Na was within the reported ranges. The mercury concentration found in the dolphin's milk (176 ng/ml) was very close to the minimum level of methylmercury toxicity for non-pregnant human adults. |
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Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar |
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Lehti, Kesä K. |
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Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis |
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Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis |
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Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis |
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Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis |
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Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis |
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nutritional and mercury content of milk of the amazon river dolphin, inia geoffrensis |
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology |
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2020 |
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