Effects of toluene and benzene air mixtures on human lung cells (A549)

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-386

  Pariselli, F ^a   Sacco, M G ^a   Ponti, J ^b   Rembges, D ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Nanotechnology and Molecular Imaging Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

A549 lung epithelial cell line; Comet assay; CULTEX device; Exposure; GSH; LDH; Mixtures of toluene and benzene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG TOXICITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZENE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LUNG; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TOLUENE;

EID: 67249112542     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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