飲用水中の低濃度の六価クロムへの曝露は,オスラットの食事誘発性脂肪酸性肝疾患を変化させる

Gabrielle Griffin1, Morgan E Delnicki1, Haiyan Lu2

  • 1Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.

まとめ

肝臓の慢性疾患は 主な死因です この研究では,飲料水に含まれる低濃度の六価クロム (Cr(VI) と高脂肪食が,肝臓疾患を著しく悪化させ,ネズミの癌リスクを増大させることを示しています.

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