The influence of atmospheric chromium on selenium content and glutathione peroxidase activity in blood of tannery workers

The oon~~~~entmtion of elenium and tltiobarl*ituric acid reactive substances (TMRS) and activity~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ubitbces(TBAS t ...~... :f~tntadxio perpidase (GSH"Px) were determined in blood of 34 workers of a tannery in P4aad.wii~~~~worked in an area containing chromnarn cwnpounds~~~~~~~~~~~~Pourre~Inn workers r *ot0s~sk1m ci ~nsm am compounds at concentrations of 01 m0 mgr n ea ( n '.SD) as0d 21) at conceo :=tioas ~.4O times lowervi*.d04)2* 0009 M C.I Acretion of Se in 1~~#;-I edon aftof the laetigetd wokr.DcesdS conuentratiwi inwolerTIMWcoagleneatlon was 2~~~5 titaeslawert laokae posciohIhr homu cn sa{p.>0O005)than in other workers.Positive linearcorrelaions werefound bte the : ;M5~tioocnro ofSeEinbloodplsmaandin urine(r a0A6; 4))), andthleconcetalo fSe inblo anderyhroyt GSH-Px acivity (r a 0.42; pc0.02).the obsred diE- ant aaIoMin theindsrymyindcaea kid ofspecific adptaton ofthe bod t theworkp;uUa~ilekm anr wokes, h S tiobrii aci retv :substance, urie.