Iron and Copper Toxicity in Diseases of Aging, Particularly Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease

In this review, we point out that natural selection does not act to lessen human diseases after the reproductive and caregiving period and that normal levels of iron and copper that may be healthy during the reproductive years appear to be contributing to diseases of aging and possibly the aging pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) N.J.), 2007-02, Vol.232 (2), p.323-335
1. Verfasser:	Brewer, George J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - pathology Alzheimer Disease - pathology Atherosclerosis - pathology Copper - toxicity Humans Iron - toxicity
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