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Tight junction disruption by cadmium in an in vitro human airway tissue model
BACKGROUND: The cadmium (Cd) present in air pollutants and cigarette smoke has the potential of causing multiple adverse health outcomes involving damage to pulmonary and cardiovascular tissue. Injury to pulmonary epithelium may include alterations in tight junction (TJ) integrity, resulting in impa...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352288/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25851441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-015-0191-9 |