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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Arsenic Toxicity"”.
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Review of inorganic arsenic toxicity on avian wildlife
… toxicological dose-response data for inorganic arsenic, as it relates to avian receptors, was completed. Using data extracted from published toxicological studies, a meta-analysis was performed which synthesized the data into a detailed toxicity profile relating exposure, as internalized dose, …
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Arsenic Toxicity and Altered Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Response to Oxidative Stress
Environmental exposure to arsenic is a worldwide health concern which is linked to a number of diseases. Areas with arsenic levels above the current safe concentration have higher levels of skin, lung, liver, and bladder cancers and non-carcinogenic pathologies, including neuropathy, cardiovascular …
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A 450K arsenite-binding protein of the rabbit liver cytosol
Inorganic arsenic administered to animals is primarily associated with liver cytosolic macromolecules. The specifics of this binding and its role in arsenic toxicity have never been fully examined. This dissertation concentrated on determining the species of inorganic arsenic which binds to liver …
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Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic Exposure and Arsenical Skin Lesion Prevalence in Bangladesh
Elevated concentrations of arsenic in groundwater pose a public health threat to millions of people worldwide. While arsenic is an established human carcinogen, a mode of action has yet to be determined for arsenic carcinogenesis. However, the oxidative stress and DNA repair pathways have been …
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Efeitos da ingestão subcrônica de arsênio sobre os testículos de camundongos adultos
A toxicidade de um agente químico depende de sua propensão inerente de produzir danos ao sistema biológico com o qual interage. O arsênio (As), um conhecido poluente ambiental, merece destaque como elemento potencialmente tóxico para a função reprodutiva masculina. A exposição ao As pode afetar o …