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Levels of Polonium-210 in brain and pulmonary tissues: Preliminary study in autopsies conducted in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The accumulation of detectable amounts of radon progeny in human tissues may be a risk factor for development and progression of chronic diseases. In this preliminary study, we analyzed the levels of alpha-emitting radon progeny Polonium-210 ((210)Po) in the olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, fro...

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Autores principales: Santos, Nathalia Villa dos, Vieira, Carolina Leticia Zilli, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Paci Mazzilli, Barbara, Saiki, Mitiko, Saueia, Catia Heloisa, De André, Carmen Diva Saldiva, Justo, Lisie Tocci, Nisti, Marcelo Bessa, Koutrakis, Petros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6957520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31932745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56973-z