Toxicity of aromatic aerobic biotransformation products of toluene to HeLa cells

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-184

  Shen, Y ^a   West, C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; CATECHOL; GUAIACOL; META CRESOL; NEUTRAL RED; ORTHO CRESOL; PARA CRESOL; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CELL DIVISION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NEUTRAL RED; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 15444358405     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900608     Document Type: Article

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