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Effects of chronic low-dose radiation on cataract prevalence and characterization in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Fukushima, Japan

This study evaluated cataracts in wild boar exposed to chronic low-dose radiation. We examined wild boar from within and outside the Fukushima Exclusion Zone for nuclear, cortical, and posterior subcapsular (PSC) cataracts in vivo and photographically. Plausible upper-bound, lifetime radiation dose...

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Autores principales: Pederson, Samantha L., Li Puma, Margaret C., Hayes, Joshua M., Okuda, Kei, Reilly, Christopher M., Beasley, James C., Li Puma, Lance C., Hinton, Thomas G., Johnson, Thomas E., Freeman, Kate S.
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/PMC7055243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32132563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59734-5