Metallothionein and Cadmium Toxicology—Historical Review and Commentary

More than one and a half centuries ago, adverse human health effects were reported after use of a cadmium-containing silver polishing agent. Long-term cadmium exposure gives rise to kidney or bone disease, reproductive toxicity and cancer in animals and humans. At present, high human exposures to ca...

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Main Authors: Monica Nordberg, Gunnar F. Nordberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/3/360