Chrysotile-induced Cell Transformation and Transcriptional Changes of c-myc Oncogene in Human Embryo Lung Cells

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-169

  Fan, Jing Guang ^a   Wang, Qi En ^b   Liu, Shi Jie ^b  

^a National Institute for Occupational Safety   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; CHRYSOTILE;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LUNG; ONCOGENE MYC; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENES, MYC; HUMANS; LUNG; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034278360     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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