Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: Balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 3: Depletion of antioxidant defenses

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-49

  Gazzano, Elena ^a   Riganti, Chiara ^a   Tomatis, Maura ^a   Turci, Francesco ^a   Bosia, Amalia ^a   Fubini, Bice ^a   Ghigo, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BALANGEROITE; CROCIDOLITE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; MENADIONE; MINERAL; SILICATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; OXIDATION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FREE RADICALS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MINERAL FIBERS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; SUPEROXIDES; VITAMIN K 3;

EID: 11144220471     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590523957     Document Type: Article

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