Particulate hexavalent chromium is cytotoxic and genotoxic to the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) lung and skin fibroblasts

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 387-393

  Chen, Tânia Li ^a   Wise, Sandra S ^a   Kraus, Scott ^b   Shaffiey, Fariba ^a   Levine, Kaitlynnm ^a   Thompson, W Douglas ^a   Romano, Tracy ^c   O'Hara, Todd ^d   Wise Sr , John Pierce ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e Ocean Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Marine mammal; North Atlantic right whale; Particulate chromium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG; NONHUMAN; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SURVIVAL; WHALE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; METABOLISM; SKIN;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMIUM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FIBROBLASTS; LUNG; SKIN; WHALES;

EID: 67549138668     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20471     Document Type: Article

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