Apoptosis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in children exposed to arsenic and fluoride

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-405

  Rocha Amador, Diana O ^a,b   Calderón, Jaqueline ^a   Carrizales, Leticia ^a   Costilla Salazar, Rogelio ^a,b   Pérez Maldonado, Iván Nelinho ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Arsenic; Children; Drinking water; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FLUORIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; MEXICO; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS; ARSENIC; CHILD; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MEXICO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80054108218     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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