The heavy metals lead and cadmium are cytotoxic to human bone osteoblasts via induction of redox stress.

The heavy metals (HMs) lead and cadmium are persistent environmental pollutants capable of inducing ill-health in exposed individuals. One of the primary sites of accumulation and potential damage from HMs is bone, and we therefore examined the acute effects of lead and cadmium on human bone osteobl...

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Main Authors: Ayat Al-Ghafari, Ekramy Elmorsy, Emad Fikry, Majed Alrowaili, Wayne G Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225341