The role of humic substances in drinking water in Kashin-Beck disease in China.
We conducted in vitro and in vivo assays in a selenium-deficient system to determine if organic matter (mainly fulvic acid; FA) is involved in a free radical mechanism of action for Kashin-Beck disease. Cartilage cell culture experiments indicated that the oxy or hydroxy functional groups in FA may...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566521/ |