A procedure for the isolation of asbestos bodies from lung tissue by exploiting their magnetic properties: A new approach to asbestos body study

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1232-1240

  Borelli, Violetta ^a   Brochetta, Cristiana ^a   Melato, Mauro ^a   Rizzardi, Clara ^a   Polentarutti, Maurizio ^b   Busatto, Cristina ^b   Vita, Francesca ^a   Abbate, Rita ^a   Gotter, Roberto ^c   Zabucchi, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Structural Biology Laboratory   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASBESTOS; FERRITIN; HYPOCHLORITE;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOS BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MAGNETISM; MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; DNA BREAKS, SINGLE-STRANDED; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETICS; MESOTHELIOMA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 34250643087     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390701380906     Document Type: Article

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