José Gutiérrez-Salinas, José A Morales-González, Eduardo Madrigal-Santillán, Jaime Esquivel-Soto, César Esquivel-Chirino, Manuel García-Luna Y González-Rubio, Sigrit Suástegui-Domínguez, Carmen Valadez-Vega
Fluoride is naturally present in the earth's crust and can be found in rocks, coal, and clay; thus, it can be found in small quantities in water, air, plants, and animals. Therefore, humans are exposed to fluoride through food, drinking water, and in the air they breathe. Flouride is essential to maintain bone strength and to protect against dental decay, but if it is absorbed too frequently, it can cause tooth decay, osteoporosis, and damage to kidneys, bones, nerves, and muscles. Therefore, the present work was aimed at determining the effect of intake of sodium fluoride (NaF) as an apoptosis inducer in leukocytes of rats treated for eight weeks with 1 or 50 parts per million (ppm) NaF...
September 27, 2010: International Journal of Molecular Sciences