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Iron homeostasis and eye disease

Iron is necessary for life, but excess iron can be toxic to tissues. Iron is thought to damage tissues primarily by generating oxygen free radicals through the Fenton reaction. We present an overview of the evidence supporting iron's potential contribution to a broad range of eye disease using...

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Main Authors: Loh, Allison, Hadziahmetovic, Majda, Dunaief, Joshua L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2718721/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19059309
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.11.001
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