Biological effects of contaminated silicon carbide particles from a workstation in a plant producing abrasives

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Governa, M ^a   Valentino, M ^a   Amati, M ^a   Visona I ^a   Botta, G C ^b   Marcer, G ^c   Gemignani, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DUST; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030751152     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(97)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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