The role of molecular biology in the bio monitoring of human exposure to chemicals

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4511-4525

  Muñoz, Balam ^a   Albores, Arnulfo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Molecular biology; Occupational toxicology

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CYCLIN D1; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; HEME OXYGENASE 1; MALATHION; METHYLMERCURY; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

BIOINFORMATICS; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CYTOTOXICITY; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; METABOLOMICS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROTEOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS;

EID: 78650968361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11114511     Document Type: Review

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