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Adverse Health Effects of Chronic Exposure to Low-Level Cadmium in Foodstuffs and Cigarette Smoke
Cadmium is a cumulative nephrotoxicant that is absorbed into the body from dietary sources and cigarette smoking. The levels of Cd in organs such as liver and kidney cortex increase with age because of the lack of an active biochemical process for its elimination coupled with renal reabsorption. Rec...
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National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15238284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.6751 |