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Transition metals in human cancer II

S S Ranade, V K Panday

    The Science of the Total Environment
    |December 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study investigates trace metal levels in human cancers, exploring their potential as malignancy markers and their influence on proton spin-lattice relaxation times (T1) using nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (NMR). Findings reveal altered levels of iron, zinc, manganese, and copper in various cancers.

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