Geir Bjørklund, Yuliya Semenova, Lyudmila Pivina, Maryam Dadar et al.
Uranium (U) has no known essential biological functions. Furthermore, it is well known for its toxicity, radioactivity, and carcinogenic potency. Impacts on human health due to U exposure have been studied extensively by many researchers. Chronic exposure to low-level U isotopes (radionuclides) may ...
Geir Bjørklund, Lyudmila Pivina, Maryam Dadar, Yuliya Semenova et al.
Indications of proximal tubule effects have been observed in recent surveillance study of Gulf War veterans exposed to depleted uranium (DU). This gives some support for the suspicion that DU may represent one of the causes for the so-called Persian Gulf syndrome. Proposed effects may be especially ...