Genetic toxicology of thallium: A review

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 369-383

  Rodríguez Mercado, Juan José ^a   Altamirano Lozano, Mario Agustín ^a  

^a Laboratorio L5 PA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Accidental toxicity; Cytotoxicity; Genotoxic effects; Metals; Mutagenic effects; Occupational exposure; Thallium and thallium compounds; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DIMERCAPROL; DITHIZONE; FUNGICIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; PENICILLAMINE; PYRUVATE KINASE; THALLIUM; THALLIUM ACETATE; THALLIUM CARBONATE; THALLIUM SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARDIOTOXICITY; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CHELATION THERAPY; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FOOD CHAIN; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LEMNA MINOR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONION; POTASSIUM METABOLISM; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; THERMOMETER; TOXICOKINETICS; TROUT; URINARY EXCRETION; VICIA FABA;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; THALLIUM;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84871221207     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: 15256014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2012.710633     Document Type: Review

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