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For a long time aluminium was considered to be an innocuous element for humans, in large part because of the very low intestinal uptake of Al from the diet. It is now clear that Al is an important toxicant in plants, experimental animals and humans [1]. The increase in the Al exposure of the population becomes of greater concern in light of a series of studies which shows an increased risk of various neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other skeletal and hematological disorders, associated with elevated Al levels in body fluids and tissues [1–5].
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Kiss, T., Lakatos, A., Kiss, E., Martin, R.B. (1997). Interaction of Al(III) with Biomolecules: Bioinorganic Chemistry and Biological Implication. In: Hadjiliadis, N.D. (eds) Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment. NATO ASI Series, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5780-3_13
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