Endogenous antioxidants and Nasal human epithelium response to air pollutants: Genotoxic and inmmunocytochemical evaluation

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 661-665

  Fortoul, T I ^a   Rojas Lemus, M ^a   Avila Casado, M C ^a   Rodriguez Lara, V ^a   Montano L F ^a   Munoz Comonfort A ^a   Lopez Zepeda, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Catalase; Endogenous antioxidants; Immunocytochemistry; Nasal epithelium; SCGE; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NASAL MUCOSA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049314126     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1538     Document Type: Article

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