Oxidative Damage in Lymphocytes of Copper Smelter Workers Correlated to Higher Levels of Excreted Arsenic

• Main Authors: Jorge Escobar (Author), Lorena Varela-Nallar (Author), Claudio Coddou (Author), Pablo Nelson (Author), Kevin Maisey (Author), Daniel Valdés (Author), Alexis Aspee (Author), Victoria Espinosa (Author), Carlos Rozas (Author), Margarita Montoya (Author), Cristian Mandiola (Author), Felipe E. Rodríguez (Author), Claudio Acuña-Castillo (Author), Alejandro Escobar (Author), Ricardo Fernández (Author), Hernán Diaz (Author), Mario Sandoval (Author), Mónica Imarai (Author), Miguel Rios (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Arsenic has been associated with multiple harmful effects at the cellular level. Indirectly these defects could be related to impairment of the integrity of the immune system, in particular in lymphoid population. To characterize the effect of Arsenic on redox status on this population, copper smelt...