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Accumulation of cadmium in insulin-producing β cells
Evidence suggests that chronic low level cadmium exposure impairs the function of insulin-producing β cells and may be associated with type-2 diabetes mellitus. Herein, we describe the cadmium content in primary human islets and define the uptake kinetics and effects of environmentally relevant cadm...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Landes Bioscience
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23466887 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/isl.23101 |