Selenium and Mercury in the Brazilian Amazon: Opposing Influences on Age-Related Cataracts

BACKGROUND: Age-related cataracts (ARCs) are an important cause of blindness in developing countries. Although antioxidants may be part of the body’s defense to prevent ARC, environmental contaminants may contribute to cataractogenesis. In fish-eating populations of the lower Tapajós region, elevate...

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Autores principales: Lemire, Mélanie, Fillion, Myriam, Frenette, Benoît, Mayer, Annie, Philibert, Aline, Passos, Carlos José Sousa, Guimarães, Jean Rémy Davée, Barbosa, Fernando, Mergler, Donna
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20716509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901284

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20716509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901284

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