Changes in serum thioredoxin among individuals chronically exposed to arsenic in drinking water
โ Scribed by Yuanyuan Li; Yanhui Gao; Lijun Zhao; Yudan Wei; Hongqi Feng; Cheng Wang; Wei Wei; Yunpeng Ding; Dianjun Sun
- Book ID
- 113924964
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 977 KB
- Volume
- 259
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-008X
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## Abstract Arsenic is well established as a human carcinogen, but its precise mechanism of action remains unknown. Arsenic does not directly damage DNA, but may act as a carcinogen through inhibition of DNA repair mechanisms, leading indirectly to increased mutations from other DNA damaging agents