Endocrine disruptors: 3. Arsenic;3 Arsenico

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-32

  Sturchio, E ^a   Minoia, C ^b   Zanellato, M ^a   Masotti, A ^c   Leoni, E ^b   Sottani, C ^b   Biamonti, G ^d   Ronchi, A ^b   Casorri, L ^a   Signorini, S ^b   Imbriani, M ^b  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; DIET; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650217807     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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