Cadmium Transporters in the Kidney and Cadmium-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Among the organs in which the environmental pollutant cadmium causes toxicity, the kidney has gained the most attention in recent years. Numerous studies have sought to unravel the exact pathways by which cadmium enters the renal epithelial cells and the mechanisms by which it causes toxicity in th...

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Main Authors: Hong Yang, Yan Shu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/1/1484