Bone as a Possible Target of Chemical Toxicity of Natural Uranium in Drinking Water

Uranium accumulates in bone, affects bone metabolism in laboratory animals, and when ingested in drinking water increases urinary excretion of calcium and phosphate, important components in the bone structure. However, little is known about bone effects of ingested natural uranium in humans. We stud...

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Autores principales: Kurttio, Päivi, Komulainen, Hannu, Leino, Aila, Salonen, Laina, Auvinen, Anssi, Saha, Heikki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences 2005
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15626650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7475

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15626650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7475

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