Phlebotomy increases cadmium uptake in hemochromatosis.
The intestinal absorption of the nephrotoxic environmental pollutant cadmium increases markedly when iron stores are depleted. This may be mediated by an up regulation of the recently identified mucosal transporter DMT1 (Nramp2 or DCT1) for divalent cations. We tested whether the highly increased ir...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1638026/ |