Tight Junction Proteins and Oxidative Stress in Heavy Metals-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Kidney is a target organ for heavy metals. They accumulate in several segments of the nephron and cause profound alterations in morphology and function. Acute intoxication frequently causes acute renal failure. The effects of chronic exposure have not been fully disclosed. In recent years increasing...

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Main Authors: José L. Reyes, Eduardo Molina-Jijón, Rafael Rodríguez-Muñoz, Pablo Bautista-García, Yazmin Debray-García, María del Carmen Namorado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/730789