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Iron, radiation, and cancer.

Increased iron content of cells and tissue may increase the risk of cancer. In particular, high available iron status may increase the risk of a radiation-induced cancer. There are two possible mechanisms for this effect: iron can catalyze the production of oxygen radicals, and it may be a limiting...

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Autores principales: Stevens, R G, Kalkwarf, D R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1990
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1567854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2269234