In vitro genotoxic effects of hard metal particles assessed by alkaline single cell gel and elution assays

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-184

  Anard, Daniel ^a   Kirsch Volders, Micheline ^b   Elhajouji, Azeddine ^b   Belpaeme, Kathy ^b   Lison, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CARBON; CLASTOGEN; COBALT; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DUST; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; METAL INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COBALT; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031419247     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.1.177     Document Type: Article

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