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Cross-sectional study of expression of divalent metal transporter-1, transferrin, and hepcidin in blood of smelters who are occupationally exposed to manganese

BACKGROUND: Manganese (Mn) is widely used in industries including the manufacture of Mn-iron (Fe) alloy. Occupational Mn overexposure causes manganism. Mn is known to affect Fe metabolism; this study was designed to test the hypothesis that workers exposed to Mn may have an altered expression of mRN...

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Autores principales: Fan, Qiyuan, Zhou, Yan, Yu, Changyin, Chen, Jian, Shi, Xiujuan, Zhang, Yanshu, Zheng, Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635361
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2413