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Iron: Protector or Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease? Still Controversial

Iron is the second most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust. Despite being present in trace amounts, it is an essential trace element for the human body, although it can also be toxic due to oxidative stress generation by the Fenton reaction, causing organic biomolecule oxidation. This process is th...

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Autores principales: Muñoz-Bravo, Carlos, Gutiérrez-Bedmar, Mario, Gómez-Aracena, Jorge, García-Rodríguez, Antonio, Fernández-Crehuet Navajas, Joaquín
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23857219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu5072384