BIOMONITORING OF NICKEL IN POPULATION OF ENDEMIC NEPHROPATHY SETTLEMENTS. A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Endemic nephropathy (EN) is a disease of unknown etiology, and its occurrence is determined only at the Balkan peninsula. This study started form the assumption that nickel, being a highly toxic and cancerogenous substance, could be a risk factor or precipitating factor in generation of EN and uroth...

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Main Authors: Radunka Mitrović, Slavimir Veljković, Ivan Jovanović, Živka Kostić, Dragana Nikić, Natalija Stefanović, Rade Čukuranović, Dušica Stojanović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2003-07-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2003-html/3-broj/BIOMONITORING%20OF%20NICKEL%20IN%20POPULATION....pdf