Free zinc ions outside a narrow concentration range are toxic to a variety of cells in vitro
Open Access
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 235 (6), 741-750
- https://doi.org/10.1258/ebm.2010.009258
Abstract
The zinc(II) ion has recently been implicated in a number of novel functions and pathologies in loci as diverse as the brain, retina, small intestine, prostate, heart, pancreas, and immune system. ...Keywords
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