Threshold mechanisms and site specificity in chromium(VI) carcinogenesis

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 533-541

  De Flora, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; BRONCHUS; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER LEVEL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; LUNG FLUID; LUNG PARENCHYMA; METAL IMPLANTATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARANASAL SINUS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALIVA; STOMACH JUICE; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0034008164     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/21.4.533     Document Type: Note

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