Selenium and Mercury in the Brazilian Amazon: Opposing Influences on Age-Related Cataracts

BACKGROUND: Age-related cataracts (ARCs) are an important cause of blindness in developing countries. Although antioxidants may be part of the body’s defense to prevent ARC, environmental contaminants may contribute to cataractogenesis. In fish-eating populations of the lower Tapajós region, elevate...

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Main Authors: Lemire, Mélanie, Fillion, Myriam, Frenette, Benoît, Mayer, Annie, Philibert, Aline, Passos, Carlos José Sousa, Guimarães, Jean Rémy Davée, Barbosa, Fernando, Mergler, Donna
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2010
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974697/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20716509
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901284
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