Biological effects of naturally occurring and man-made fibres: In vitro cytotoxicity and mutagenesis in mammalian cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 1319-1324

  Okayasu, R ^a   Wu, L ^b   Hei, T K ^b,c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

A(L) cells; Chrysotile; Erionite; Mutation; RCF 1; Tremolite

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE; MINERAL FIBER; TREMOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11; CYTOTOXICITY; DELETION MUTANT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MARKER GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033014565     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690213     Document Type: Article

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