High urinary tungsten concentration is associated with stroke in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2010.

BACKGROUND: In recent years there has been an exponential increase in tungsten demand, potentially increasing human exposure to the metal. Currently, the toxicology of tungsten is poorly understood, but mounting evidence suggests that both the elemental metal and its alloys have cytotoxic effects. H...

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Main Authors: Jessica Tyrrell, Tamara S Galloway, Ghada Abo-Zaid, David Melzer, Michael H Depledge, Nicholas J Osborne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3823878?pdf=render