Bioaccessibility of arsenic in rice, seaweed and fish occurs mainly in the stomach.
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Arsenosugars are degraded in the gastrointestinal tract but when ingested from seaweed they remain unchanged.
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The toxicity of arsenic in rice is increased in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Chemical demethylation of arsenic species is likely to occur in humans.
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A mechanism for arsenosugar degradation is suggested.
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