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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/3/360 |