Indications of potential toxic/mutagenic effects of world trade center dust on human lung cell cultures

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 81-85

  Lambroussis, Constantino G ^a   Soares, Barbara D ^a   Perez, Sergio ^a   Gaipa, David ^a   Elie, Anise L ^a   Ament, Caitlin M ^a   Rouf, Fahad T ^a   Bassa, Lotfi M ^a   Dilorenzo, Ann Marie ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne particulates; Apoptose; Human lung fibroblast cells; Mutagen; Particles; Proliferate; Toxin; WTC

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 70449130647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16084217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ojbsci.2009.81.85     Document Type: Article

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