Genetic alterations of cancer-related genes in glass fiber-induced transformed cells

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 397-404

  Whong, W Z ^a   Gao, H G ^a   Zhou, G ^a   Ong, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C MYC; ONCOGENE H RAS; ONCOGENE K RAS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2442725965     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099157980     Document Type: Article

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