Article
Influence of arsenate and arsenite on signal transduction pathways: an update.
Archives of toxicology - 1 Aug 2010
Druwe Ingrid L, Vaillancourt Richard R
Abstract excerpt
Arsenic has been a recognized contaminant and toxicant, as well as a medicinal compound throughout human history. Populations throughout the world are exposed to arsenic and these exposures have been associated with a number of human cancers. Not much is known about the role of arsenic as a human carcinogen and more recently its role in non-cancerous diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension and...
Topics
- Arsenates
- Arsenic Poisoning
- Arsenites
- Carcinogens, Environmental
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Environmental Exposure
- Environmental Pollution
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Signal Transduction
