Differential toxic effects of methyl tertiary butyl ether and tert-butanol on rat fibroblasts in vitro

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-151

  Sgambato, A ^a   Iavicoli, I ^a   de Paola, B ^a   Bianchino, G ^a   Boninsegna, A ^a   Bergamaschi, A ^a   Pietroiusti, A ^b   Cittadini, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

fuel oxygenates; oxidative damage; pollution; rat fibroblasts; toxicity

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1B; PROTEIN P53; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA REPAIR; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMET ASSAY; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P27; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FIBROBLASTS; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 66249122729     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709104867     Document Type: Article

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