iron accumulation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofironandaccumulation
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iron
adjective[before noun]
uk/aɪən/us/aɪrn/
very strong physically, mentally, ...
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accumulation
noun[U or C]
uk/əˌkjuː.mjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/əˌkjuː.mjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
an amount of something that has ...
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(Definition ofironandaccumulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theironaccumulationin the shielded tissues is higher than in the control one.
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The term haemochromatosis has also been in contexts where there had not been a known genetic association for theironaccumulation.
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Common mechanisms include increased levels in oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, excitotoxicity, inflammatory changes,ironaccumulation, and protein aggregation.
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Ironaccumulationin the brain results in neurological problems that generally appear in adulthood and worsen over time.
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The resultingironaccumulationdamages cells in those tissues, leading to neurological dysfunction and other health problems.
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Ironaccumulationin the tissues and organs results in a corresponding iron deficiency in the blood, leading to anemia.
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It beneficially affects cardiac disease, such as myocardial disease which occurs as a result ofironaccumulationin the heart.
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Murray et al. recently assessed the relationship between increases of biogenic opal in the sediment record with increasedironaccumulationover the last million years.
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Deferoxamine was also shown to improve liver function by arresting the development of hepatic fibrosis which occurs as a result ofironaccumulationin the liver.
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In general, the term haemosiderosis is used to indicate the pathological effect ofironaccumulation in any given organ, which mainly occurs in the form of haemosiderin.
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