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Retinal iron homeostasis in health and disease
Iron is essential for life, but excess iron can be toxic. As a potent free radical creator, iron generates hydroxyl radicals leading to significant oxidative stress. Since iron is not excreted from the body, it accumulates with age in tissues, including the retina, predisposing to age-related oxidat...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3695389/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23825457 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2013.00024 |
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