Surface reactivity and cell responses to chrysotile asbestos nanofibers

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 884-894

  Turci, Francesco ^a   Colonna, Massimiliano ^a   Tomatis, Maura ^a   Mantegna, Stefano ^a   Cravotto, Giancarlo ^a   Gulino, Giulia ^a   Aldieri, Elisabetta ^a   Ghigo, Dario ^a   Fubini, Bice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE; NANOFIBER; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIBROGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXICITY TESTING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NANOFIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84859827290     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx2005019     Document Type: Article

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