Multi-walled carbon nanotubes induce cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in human lung epithelial cells

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 454-464

  Cavallo, Delia ^a   Fanizza, Carla ^b   Ursini, Cinzia Lucia ^b   Casciardi, Stefano ^b   Paba, Emilia ^b   Ciervo, Aureliano ^b   Fresegna, Anna Maria ^b   Maiello, Raffaele ^b   Marcelloni, Anna Maria ^b   Buresti, Giuliana ^b   Tombolini, Francesca ^b   Bellucci, Stefano ^c   Iavicoli, Sergio ^b  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Cytotoxicity; Direct oxidative DNA damage; Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); SEM observations; TEM analysis

Indexed keywords

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROVILLI; MUTAGENS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PNEUMOCYTES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84860247060     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.2711     Document Type: Article

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