Iron: Protector or risk factor for cardiovascular disease? still controversial

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2384-2404

  Muñoz Bravo, Carlos ^a   Gutiérrez Bedmar, Mario ^a   Gómez Aracena, Jorge ^a   García Rodríguez, Antonio ^a   Navajas, Joaquín Fernández Crehuet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body iron stores; Cardiovascular diseases; Iron; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FENTON REACTION; HUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84879933470     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5072384     Document Type: Review

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