Advances in carcinogenic metal toxicity and potential molecular markers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 9576-9595

  Koedrith, Preeyaporn ^a   Seo, Young Rok ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; DNA damage; DNA repair; Genotoxicity; Heavy metal; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARSENIC; ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DNA; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; MOLECULAR MARKER; NICKEL; PROTEIN P53; REDOX EFFECTOR FACTOR 1; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; CARCINOGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TUMOR MARKER;

CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; METALS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84055200070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12129576     Document Type: Review

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