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Live and Let Die: Roles of Autophagy in Cadmium Nephrotoxicity
The transition metal ion cadmium (Cd(2+)) is a significant environmental contaminant. With a biological half-life of ~20 years, Cd(2+) accumulates in the kidney cortex, where it particularly damages proximal tubule (PT) cells and can result in renal fibrosis, failure, or cancer. Because death repres...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29056654 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics3020130 |