Table 6.
Variables of the laboratory safety assessments
| Clinical chemistry | Hematology | Urine analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Serum (S)-Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | Blood (B)-Hemoglobin (Hb) | Urine (U)-Bilirubin |
| S-Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) | Hematocrit | U-Creatinine |
| S-Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | B-Leucocyte differential count (absolute) | U-Glucose |
| S-Albumin | B-Leucocyte count | U-Protein |
| S- Bilirubin | Mean cellular volume (MCV) | U-Hb/erythrocytes |
| S-Chloride | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin content (MCH) | U-Ketone |
| S-Cholesterol | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) | U-Leucocytes |
| S-Creatinine | B-Platelet count | U-Nitrite |
| S-CRP | Reticulocytes | U- Urobilinogen |
| S-Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) | pH | |
| S-Glucose | Specific gravity | |
| S-LDH | U-Pregnancy test | |
| S-Phosphate | U-Drug screen | |
| S-Potassium | ||
| S-Sodium | ||
| S-TSH, T3, T4 | ||
| S- Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Fe2+ and Se2+* | ||
| Urea (blood urea nitrogen) |
*Mercury binds to selenium with extraordinarily high affinity. Available evidence indicates that assessments of mercury exposure and tissue levels need to consider selenium intakes and tissue distributions to provide meaningful risk evaluations. Therefore, plasma Se2+ was analyzed to further characterize the study population and susceptibility to the mercury exposure