Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles cause significant toxicity by specifically inducing acute oxidative stress to multiple organs
Abstract Background Iron oxide nanoparticles have been approved by food and drug administration for clinical application as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and are considered to be a biocompatible material. Large iron oxide nanoparticles are usually used as transversal (T 2) contrast agents to exhi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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Series: | Particle and Fibre Toxicology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-022-00465-y |