Arsenic exposure and the induction of human cancers

Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Martinez, Victor D ^a,b   Vucic, Emily A ^a   Becker Santos, Daiana D ^a   Gil, Lionel ^b   Lam, Wan L ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; MICRORNA;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLACKFOOT DISEASE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 84855280807     PISSN: 16878191     EISSN: 16878205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/431287     Document Type: Review

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