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Preconceptional paternal exposure to depleted uranium: transmission of genetic damage to offspring.
Health physics - 1 Sept 2010
Miller Alexandra C, Stewart Michael, Rivas Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Depleted uranium (DU) is an alpha particle emitter and radioactive heavy metal used in military applications. Due to internalization of DU during military operations and the ensuing chronic internal exposure to DU, there are concerns regarding its potential health effects. Preconceptional paternal irradiation has been implicated as a causal factor in childhood cancer and it has been suggested that this paternal...
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