Asbestos, the mesothelial cell and malignancy: A matter of life or death

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 657-659

  Broaddus, V Courtney ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN; PROTEIN P53;

CELL CYCLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MESOTHELIOMA; MUTATION; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; MUTATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 0031298736     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.17.6.f141     Document Type: Review

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