Exposure to arsenic in drinking water is associated with increased prevalence of diabetes: a cross-sectional study in the Zimapán and Lagunera regions in Mexico

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water is associated with increased prevalence of diabetes: a cross-sectional study in the Zimapán and Lagunera regions in Mexico

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human exposures to inorganic arsenic (iAs) have been linked to an increased risk of diabetes mellitus. Recent laboratory studies showed that methylated trivalent metabolites of iAs may play key roles in the diabetogenic effects of iA...

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Main Authors: Del Razo Luz M, García-Vargas Gonzalo G, Valenzuela Olga L, Castellanos Erika, Sánchez-Peña Luz C, Currier Jenna M, Drobná Zuzana, Loomis Dana, Stýblo Miroslav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Arsenic
drinking water
diabetes
urinary metabolites of arsenic
dimethylarsinite
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/10/1/73

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