In vitro genotoxicity data of nanomaterials compared to carcinogenic potency of inorganic substances after inhalational exposure

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 727, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 72-85

  Roller, Markus ^a  

^a Advisory Office for Risk Assessment   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Genotoxicity; In vitro; In vivo; Lung; Nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; NANOMATERIAL; NICKEL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MUTAGENS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

RATTUS;

EID: 79957571139     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: 13882139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2011.03.002     Document Type: Review

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